1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Samuel 8:20 | And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us. | Nations. We are neither better nor worse than the rest. What extravagance! for a people to abandon a state of happiness, and the dominion of God, and to prefer the service of a man! (Calmet) --- For us. This was the pretext, as Naas threatened them with war, 1 Kings 12:12. (Menochius) |