I Samuel 8:6
“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 8:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und das Wort war übel in den Augen Samuels, als sie sprachen: Gib uns einen König, daß er uns richte! Und Samuel betete zu Jehova.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y descontentó á Samuel esta palabra que dijeron: Danos rey que nos juzgue. Y Samuel oró á Jehová.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E descontentou a Samuel esta palavra que disseram: Dá-nos rei que nos julgue. E Samuel orou ao SENHOR.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porém, isso desagradou a Samuel, quando eles disseram: "Dá-nos um rei para nos julgar". Então, Samuel orou a Yahweh.
📖 I Samuel 8:6 in Context
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5And 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.
6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
7And 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.
8According 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.
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