1 Samuel 8:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,”
1 Samuel 8:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.”
1 Samuel 8:4 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah; ”
1 Samuel 8:4 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,”
1 Samuel 8:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah, ”
1 Samuel 8:4 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,”
1 Samuel 8:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:4 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:4 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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