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I Samuel 8:Verse 20

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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.

1 Samuel 8:51 Samuel 8:52 Corinthians 6:17Deuteronomy 7:6Exodus 33:16
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What Does I Samuel 8:20 Mean?

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"In a moment of perfect transparency, the elders vocalize the specific, treacherous motivations driving their political demand. They articulate three d..."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
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.

American King James Version
AKJV

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.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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 Translation
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.

Webster Bible
Webster

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.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And we also will be like all other nations, and our King shall iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

so shall, even we, become like all the nations,—and our king shall judge us, and go forth before us, and fight our battles.

Literal Translation
LITV

And we shall be, even we, like all the nations. And our king shall judge us and shall go out before us and fight our battles.

Modern King James
MKJV

And we shall be, also we, like all the nations, so that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.

Updated King James
UKJV

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.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

so that we ⌞also⌟ may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”

Berean Study Bible
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.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

and we also schulen be as alle folkis, and oure kyng schal deme vs, and he schal go out bifor vs, and he schal fiyte oure batel for vs.

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1 Samuel 8:51 Samuel 8:52 Corinthians 6:17Deuteronomy 7:6Exodus 33:16Psalms 106:35John 15:19Leviticus 20:24Leviticus 20:261 Peter 2:9
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