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1 Samuel 8:17-22

17 He can take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves can become his servants.

17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

18 When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king you've chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won't answer you on that day."

18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.”

19 The people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We must have a king over us.

19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us.

20 Then we'll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles."

20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”

21 Samuel listened to all the people's words and then repeated them to the Lord.

21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD.

22 "Listen to them," the Lord told Samuel. "Appoint a king for them." Then Samuel told the men of Israel, "Each of you, go back to your city."

22 The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”