1 Samuel 8:20
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.
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In Context
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.
Cross References
Exodus 33:16For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?
Numbers 23:9For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that dwelleth alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.
1 Samuel 8:5and they 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.
Psalms 106:35But mingled themselves with the nations, And learned their works,
Romans 12:12rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:5-22
The People Desire a King; God's Answer to Israel; The People Insist on Having a King. ( b. c. 1075.) 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And 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. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord . 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that… Read the whole commentary →