1 Samuel 8:20 meaning and explanation

Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

1 Samuel 8:20, Berean Standard Bible

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The people answer Samuel's warning with a demand. They have asked for a king, and here they state their reason plainly: they want to be like all the other nations.

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