1 Samuel 8:9

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“Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.””

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Read 1 Samuel 8:9 in the flow of 1 Samuel8 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Samuel8 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 8:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 2:13or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling
  2. 1 Samuel 8:11He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.
  3. 1 Samuel 10:25Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
  4. 1 Samuel 14:52And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
  5. Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.
  6. Ezekiel 45:7Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city, extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side, running lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and parallel to one of the tribal portions.
  7. Ezekiel 46:18The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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