1 Samuel 8:20
World English Bible (WEB)
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.”
In context
18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
20 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.”
21 Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
22 The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”
1 Samuel 8:20 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.”
- KJV King James 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.
- BSB 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.”
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.