1 Samuel 8:20
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Samuel's sons are corrupt judges; Israel demands a king 'like all the nations.' God tells Samuel this is a rejection of God's kingship, not Samuel's; he instructs Samuel to warn them about the ways of a king—military conscription, taking their …
Other Translations
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.
Cross References
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth …
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a …
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and …
For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it …
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, …
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess …
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people …
For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be …