1 Samuel 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.””
1 Samuel 8:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'”
1 Samuel 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe therefore hearken vnto their voyce: howbeit yet testifie vnto them, and shewe them the maner of ye King that shall reigne ouer them.”
1 Samuel 8:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
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.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:9 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:9 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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