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19 But the people refused to heed Samuel's warning. Instead they said, |No! There will be a king over us! 20 We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.| 21 So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the LORD. 22 The LORD said to Samuel, |Do as they say and install a king over them.| Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, |Each of you go back to his own city.| 1 Samuel 8:19-22, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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