Parallel Bible results for "1-samuel 8:9"

1 Samuel 8:9

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9 So let them have their own way. But warn them of what they're in for. Tell them the way kings operate, just what they're likely to get from a king."
9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
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