New International Version (NIV)
22The Lord answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
1 Samuel 8:22
1 Samuel 8:22 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
22And the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice and appoint a king for them.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go, every man to his city.”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
22The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice and appoint them a king.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
22And the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their 8:22 Lit voice.request and appoint a king for them.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go, each man to his own city.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
22“Listen to their voice,” the Lord said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.”
Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
22The Lord answered, “Listen to them. Give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Each of you go back to your own town.”