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1 Samuel 8:9 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 8 · verse 9 · King James Version
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.1 Samuel 8:9 · King James Version
1 Samuel 8:9 in context
7And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
Key words (Strong's)
- hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- howbeitʼaka particle of affirmation, surelyH389 →
- protestʻûwdto duplicate or repeatH5749 →
- mannermishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- reignmâlakto reignH4427 →
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