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 Entonces todos los ancianos de Israel se juntaron, y vinieron á Samuel en Rama,

5 Y dijéronle: He aquí tú has envejecido, y tus hijos no van por tus caminos: por tanto, constitúyenos ahora un rey que nos juzgue, como todas las gentes.

6 Y descontentó á Samuel esta palabra que dijeron: Danos rey que nos juzgue. Y Samuel oró á Jehová.

7 Y dijo Jehová á Samuel: Oye la voz del pueblo en todo lo que te dijeren: porque no te han desechado á ti, sino á mí me han desechado, para que no reine sobre ellos.

8 Conforme á todas las obras que han hecho desde el día que los saqué de Egipto hasta hoy, que me han dejado y han servido á dioses ajenos, así hacen también contigo.

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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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