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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.
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.
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
“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.”
and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.
Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the LORD for guidance.
And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.
“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.
And Jehovah said to 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.
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.
According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.”
And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Samuel Warns against a Kingdom
So Samuel passed on the LORD’s warning to the people who were asking him for a king.
Samuel's Warning About Kings
And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.
And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.
“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 said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;
and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.
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 daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials.
And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give 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 the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.
And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the LORD will not help you.”
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.
God Grants the Request
And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”
that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.
So Samuel repeated to the LORD what the people had said,
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.