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I Samuel 8:Verse 6

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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.

1 Samuel 15:111 Samuel 15:111 Samuel 12:17James 1:51 Samuel 12:17
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What Does I Samuel 8:6 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"Elders strike Samuel with sharp, personal pain, not just because it implicitly rejects his own lifelong ministry, but because he accurately recognizes..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.

American King James Version
AKJV

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." Samuel prayed to the Lord.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." Samuel prayed to the Lord.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

Darby Translation
Darby

And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

Webster Bible
Webster

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the LORD.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the Lord.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

But the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give unto us a king to judge us. So Samuel prayed unto Yahweh.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the thing was evil in Samuel's eyes when they said, Give to us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

Modern King James
MKJV

But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.

Updated King James
UKJV

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

But the matter ⌞was displeasing to Samuel⌟ when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” so Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said: 'Give us a king to judge us.' And Samuel prayed unto HaShem.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

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.

Revised Webster
RWebster

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And the word displeside in the iyen of Samuel, for thei hadden seid, Yyue thou to vs a kyng, that he deme vs. And Samuel preiede to the Lord.

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1 Samuel 15:111 Samuel 15:111 Samuel 12:17James 1:51 Samuel 12:17James 1:5Ezra 9:3Ezra 9:5Psalms 109:4Luke 6:11
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