Passage · Old Testament

1 Samuel 8:5-6

1Sam.8.5-1Sam.8.6

5They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.” 6But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.

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