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1 Samuel 8:5-6, 19-20

1 Samuel 8:5-6 NCV

They said to him, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live as you do. Give us a king to rule over us like all the other nations.” When the elders said that, Samuel was not pleased. He prayed to the LORD

1 Samuel 8:19-20 NCV

But the people would not listen to Samuel. They said, “No! We want a king to rule over us. Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will judge for us and go with us and fight our battles.”

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