1 Samuel 8:20
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King James Version (modern wording)
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.
1 Samuel 8:20 (KJV)
American Standard 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.
1 Samuel 8:20 (ASV)
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.”
1 Samuel 8:20 (BSB)
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What does 1 Samuel 8:20 say?
1 Samuel 8:20 in modern King James wording reads: "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."
Where is 1 Samuel 8:20 found in the Bible?
1 Samuel 8:20 is verse 20 of chapter 8 of the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
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