1 Samuel 8:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.”

1 Samuel 8:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 8:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 8:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to Yahweh.”

1 Samuel 8:6 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah. ”

1 Samuel 8:6 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 8:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.”

1 Samuel 8:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah. ”

1 Samuel 8:6 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 8:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the Lord.”

1 Samuel 8:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 8:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 8

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.

8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

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What Does 1 Samuel 8:6 Mean?

1 Samuel 8:6 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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