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1 Samuel 8:19
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:19
English Standard Version
The Lord Grants Israel's Request
19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us,
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1 Samuel 8:19
New King James Version
1 Samuel 8:19
New King James Version
19 Nevertheless the people (A)refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
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New King James Version (NKJV) 
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