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Israel Demands a King
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Israel Requests a King
As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
“Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the LORD for guidance.
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
“Do everything they say to you,” the LORD replied, “for they are rejecting me, not you. They don’t want me to be their king any longer.
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.”
Samuel's Warning About Kings
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
Samuel Warns against a Kingdom
So Samuel passed on the LORD’s warning to the people who were asking him for a king.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
“This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said. “The king will draft your sons and assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots.
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him.
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the LORD will not help you.”
God Grants the Request
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.
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.
“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
So Samuel repeated to the LORD what the people had said,