1 Samuel 8:6 - Plain English Version

⁶ Samuel wasn’t happy about that, so he prayed to God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ But it displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to govern us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.

Common English Bible

⁶ It seemed very bad to Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” so he prayed to the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

1 Samuel 8:6 Cross References

Philippians 4:6

Don’t worry about anything, but pray to God and ask him for everything you need. And always thank God for what he has already done.

James 1:5

So if you want to properly understand what is the right thing to do, and if you want to learn how to be strong when you get trouble, just ask God to help you. He will not be angry with you. He is happy when you ask him for help like that, and he will help you and make you think properly. He will make you think the right way so that you will do the right thing.

1 Samuel 15:11

“Saul didn’t listen to me. He’s turned away from me. Now I’m sorry that I picked him to be the big boss.” Samuel heard that message, and he was very angry and upset. All night he talked to God about it.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel told them all, “Send messengers to every place. I want all the Israel mob to meet together at that place called Mizpah. Then I will pray to God for everybody there.”