1 Samuel 8:22 - Easy To Read Version

²² The Lord answered, “You must listen to them! Give them a king.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go every man to his city.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

Common English Bible

²² Then the LORD said to Samuel, “Comply with their request. Give them a king.” Samuel then told the Israelite people, “Go back, each of you, to your own hometown.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² Then the Lord said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them." And Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Let each one go to his own city."

1 Samuel 8:22 Cross References

Hosea 13:11

I was angry, and I gave you a king. And when I became very angry, I took him away.

1 Samuel 8:7

The Lord told Samuel, “Do what the people tell you. They have not rejected you. They have rejected me! They don’t want me to be their king!

1 Samuel 9:1

Kish was an important man from the family group of Benjamin. Kish was the son of Abiel. Abiel was the son of Zeror. Zeror was the son of Becorath. Becorath was the son of Aphiah, a man from Benjamin.