1 Samuel 8:20

God Grants the Request

19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.20Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
American Standard Version (1901)
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Bible in Basic English
So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.
Free Bible Version
That way we can be like all the other nations. Our king will rule us, and will lead us when we go out to fight our battles.”
King James (Authorized) Version
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Translation for Translators
We want to be like the other nations. We want a king to rule us and to lead our soldiers when they go to fight.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
so that we might be like all the other nations, and so that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
Noah Webster Bible
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
World English Bible
that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”
Young's Literal Translation
and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'