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
Read 1 Samuel 8:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Et alors vous crierez contre votre roi que vous vous serez choisi, mais l’Éternel ne vous exaucera point.
19 Le peuple refusa d’écouter la voix de Samuel. Non! Dirent-ils, mais il y aura un roi sur nous,
20 et nous aussi nous serons comme toutes les nations; notre roi nous jugera il marchera à notre tête et conduira nos guerres.
21 Samuel, après avoir entendu toutes les paroles du peuple, les redit aux oreilles de l’Éternel.
22 Et l’Éternel dit à Samuel: Écoute leur voix, et établis un roi sur eux. Et Samuel dit aux hommes d’Israël: Allez-vous-en chacun dans sa ville.
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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