1 Samuel 8:20

Easy To Read Version

Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will lead us. He will go before us and fight our battles.”

Cross References

Psalm 106:35

They mixed with the other people,\par and did what those people were doing.\par

Exodus 33:16

Also, how will we know if you are pleased with me and these people? If you go with us, then we will know for sure! If you don’t go with us, then I and these people will be no different than any other people on the earth.”

Numbers 23:9

I see those people from the mountain. I see them from the high hills. Those people live alone. They are not part of another nation.

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you like it loves its own people. But I have chosen you out of the world. So you don’t belong to the world. That is why the world hates you.

Romans 12:12

Be happy because you have hope. Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time.

2 Corinthians 6:17

“So come away from those people\par and separate yourselves from them,\par says the Lord.\par Touch nothing that is not clean,\par and I will accept you.”\par \i (Isaiah 52:11)\i0 \par

Deuteronomy 7:6

Why? Because you are the Lord’s own people. From all the people on earth, the Lord your God chose you to be his special people—people that belong only to him.

Philippians 3:20

But our homeland is in heaven. We are waiting for our Savior to come from heaven. Our Savior is the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are chosen people. You are the King’s priests. You are a holy {\cf2\super [20]} nation of people. You are people who belong to God. God chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He called (brought) you out of darkness (sin) into his wonderful light.

1 Samuel 12:12

But then you saw Nahash king of the Ammonites coming to fight against you. You said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us!’ You said that, even though the Lord your God was already your king!

1 Samuel 12:2

Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was a young boy.

1 Samuel 8:5

The elders (leaders) said to Samuel, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live right. They are not like you. Now, give us a king to rule us like all the other nations.”