1 Samuel 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.””
1 Samuel 8:5 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and they 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. ”
1 Samuel 8:5 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say unto him, `Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'”
1 Samuel 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations. ”
1 Samuel 8:5 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And said vnto him, Beholde, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: make vs nowe a King to iudge vs like all nations.”
1 Samuel 8:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
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.
7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:5 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:5 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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