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10 So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who had asked of him a king.
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Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
11 He said, "This will be the procedure of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and they will run before his chariots.
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He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.
12 "He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
13 "He will also take your daughters for perfumers and cooks and bakers.
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He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.
14 "He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his servants.
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He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.
15 "He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.
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He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
16 "He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
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Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.
17 "He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
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He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 "Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day."
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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 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us,
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But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us.
20 that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles."
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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 Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD'S hearing.
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When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD.
22 The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice and appoint them a king." So Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Go every man to his city."
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The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
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