1 Samuel 8:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 8:4

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Berean Standard Bible

So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

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KJV

King James Version

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

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WEB

World English Bible

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 8

² The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

³ But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

⁴ So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

⁵ “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

⁶ But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

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