KJV King James Version
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
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1 Samuel 8:10
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
WEB World English Bible
Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who asked of him a king.
ASV American Standard Version
And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 8
7 And 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.
8 According 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.
9 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.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And 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.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.
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