³ But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after greedy gain and ^(A)took bribes and caused justice to turn aside.

⁴ Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at ^(B)Ramah; ⁵ and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now ^(C)appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.”

²⁸ Please forgive ^(A)the transgression of your maidservant; for ^(B)Yahweh will certainly make for my lord an enduring house because my lord is ^(C)fighting the battles of Yahweh, and ^(D)evil will not be found in you all your days.

¹¹ even ^(A)from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and ^(B)I will give you rest from all your enemies. Yahweh also declares to you that ^(C)Yahweh will make a house for you.

²⁷ For You, O Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed in the hearing of Your slave, saying, ‘^(A)I will build you a house’; therefore Your slave has found courage in his heart to pray this prayer to You.

³⁸ Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then ^(A)I will be with you and ^(B)build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.