I Samuel 8:9
“Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 8:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun höre auf ihre Stimme; nur zeuge ernstlich wider sie und tue ihnen die Weise des Königs kund, der über sie herrschen wird.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, oye su voz: mas protesta contra ellos declarándoles el derecho del rey que ha de reinar sobre ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora, pois, ouve sua voz: mas protesta contra eles declarando-lhes o direito do rei que há de reinar sobre eles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, ouve-os; porém, adverte-os solenemente e deixa-os saber a forma com a qual o rei governará sobre eles".
📖 I Samuel 8:9 in Context
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.
9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.
11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
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