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1 Samuel 8:5

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1 Sam 8:2
& Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; {they} were judging in Beersheba.
1 Sam 8:3
& His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
1 Sam 8:4
& Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
1 Sam 8:5
& and they said to him, "Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations."

 

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