Berean Standard Bible
“Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.”
Samuel is old, and his sons have not followed his ways, so the elders of Israel ask for a king to judge them like all the other nations. Samuel warns them what a king will demand from them.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
World English Bible (WEB)
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No; but we will have a king over us,
King James Version (KJV)
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
American Standard Version (ASV)
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Empero el pueblo no quiso oir la voz de Samuel; antes dijeron: No, sino que habrá rey sobre nosotros:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Con todo, el pueblo no quiso oír la advertencia de Samuel. ―De todos modos, queremos un rey —le dijeron—.
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