Bible Fact · Old Testament
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and cam…
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
1 Samuel 8:4 (KJV)
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