1 Samuel 8:5

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1 Samuel 8:4-5 The Message (MSG)

Fed up, all the elders of Israel got together and confronted Samuel at Ramah. They presented their case: “Look, you’re an old man, and your sons aren’t following in your footsteps. Here’s what we want you to do: Appoint a king to rule us, just like everybody else.”

1 Samuel 8:5 King James Version (KJV)

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.

1 Samuel 8:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.”

1 Samuel 8:5 New Century Version (NCV)

They said to him, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live as you do. Give us a king to rule over us like all the other nations.”

1 Samuel 8:5 American Standard Version (ASV)

and 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.

1 Samuel 8:5 New International Version (NIV)

They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”

1 Samuel 8:5 New King James Version (NKJV)

and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

1 Samuel 8:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)

and said to him, “Look, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint us a king to judge us [and rule over us] like all the other nations.”

1 Samuel 8:5 New Living Translation (NLT)

“Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”

1 Samuel 8:5 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.”