King James Version (KJV)
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.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 8
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
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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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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
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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.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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