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1 Samuel 8:20

Identity and self-worth

18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

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.

21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.
BLB
that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
ÅB
Vi vil være som alle de andre folk; vår konge skal dømme oss, og han skal dra ut foran oss og føre våre kriger.
OTB
Da vil vi være som alle de andre folkene, med en konge til å lede oss og gå foran oss og kjempe våre kamper."
B1930
Vi vil være som alle de andre folk; vår konge skal dømme oss, og han skal dra ut foran oss og føre våre kriger.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 8:5

    And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

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  • Exodus 33:16

    For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

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  • Psalms 106:35

    But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

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  • Leviticus 20:24–26

    But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:6

    For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

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  • John 15:19

    If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

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  • Philippians 3:20

    For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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