1 Samuel 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”
1 Samuel 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.””
1 Samuel 8:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”
1 Samuel 8:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'”
1 Samuel 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.”
1 Samuel 8:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And we also will be like all other nations, and our King shall iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.”
1 Samuel 8:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
18 Y clamaréis aquel día á causa de vuestro rey que os habréis elegido, mas Jehová no os oirá en aquel día.
19 Empero el pueblo no quiso oir la voz de Samuel; antes dijeron: No, sino que habrá rey sobre nosotros:
20 Y nosotros seremos también como todas las gentes, y nuestro rey nos gobernará, y saldrá delante de nosotros, y hará nuestras guerras.
21 Y oyó Samuel todas las palabras del pueblo, y refiriólas en oídos de Jehová.
22 Y Jehová dijo á Samuel: Oye su voz, y pon rey sobre ellos. Entonces dijo Samuel á los varones de Israel: Idos cada uno á su ciudad.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:20 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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