“Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Samuel 8 contains 22 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.