1 Samuel 8:1-9
1599 Geneva Bible
8 1 Samuel maketh his sons Judges over Israel, who follow not his steps. 5 The Israelites ask a King. 11 Samuel declareth in what state they should be under the King. 19 Notwithstanding, they ask one still, and the Lord willeth Samuel to grant unto them.
1 When Samuel was now become old, he [a]made his sons Judges over Israel,
2 (And the name of his eldest son was [b]Joel, and the name of the second Abijah) even Judges in Beersheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and (A)took rewards, and perverted the judgment.
4 ¶ Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel unto [c]Ramah,
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: (B)make us now a King to judge us like all nations.
6 But the thing [d]displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a King to judge us: and Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hear the voice of the people in all that they shall say unto thee: for they have not cast thee away, but they have cast me away, that I should not reign over them.
8 As they have ever done since I brought them out of Egypt even unto this day, (and have forsaken me, and served other gods) even so do they unto thee.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit, yet [e]testify unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
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- 1 Samuel 8:1 Because he was not able to bear the charge.
- 1 Samuel 8:2 Who was also called Vasheni, 1 Chron. 6:28.
- 1 Samuel 8:4 For there his house was, 1 Sam. 7:17.
- 1 Samuel 8:6 Because they were not content with the order that God had appointed, but would be governed as were the Gentiles.
- 1 Samuel 8:9 To prove if they will forsake their wicked purpose.
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