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1 Samuel 8

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1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.

3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre and took bribes and perverted judgment.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel at Ramah

5 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."

6 But the thing 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, "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.

8 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.

9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice. However, yet protest solemnly unto them and show them the ways of the king that shall reign over them."

10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people who asked of him a king.

11 And he said, "This will be the manner of the king who 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.

12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands and captains over fifties, and will set them to till his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

13 And he will take your daughters to be confectioners and to be cooks and to be bakers.

14 And he will take your fields and your vineyards and your olive yards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

15 And he will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his officers and to his servants.

16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

17 He will take a tenth of your sheep; and ye shall be his servants.

18 And ye shall cry out on that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day."

19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel, and they said, "Nay; but we will have a king over us,

20 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."

21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he recounted them in the ears of the LORD.

22 And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king." And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, "Go ye every man unto his city."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel; the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

3 The sons didn't follow their father's example but turned to dishonest ways of making money. They took bribes and denied people justice.

4 Then all the leaders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

5 They told him, "You're old, and your sons aren't following your example. Now appoint a king to judge us so that we will be like all the other nations."

6 But Samuel considered it wrong for them to request a king to judge them. So Samuel prayed to the LORD.

7 The LORD told Samuel, "Listen to everything the people are saying to you. They haven't rejected you; they've rejected me.

8 They're doing just what they've done since I took them out of Egypt--leaving me and serving other gods.

9 Listen to them now, but be sure to warn them and tell them about the rights of a king."

10 Then Samuel told the people who had asked him for a king everything the LORD had said.

11 Samuel said, "These are the rights of a king: He will draft your sons, make them serve on his chariots and horses, and make them run ahead of his chariots.

12 He will appoint them to be his officers over 1,000 or over 50 soldiers, to plow his ground and harvest his crops, and to make weapons and equipment for his chariots.

13 He will take your daughters and have them make perfumes, cook, and bake.

14 He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his officials.

15 He will take a tenth of your grain and wine and give it to his aids and officials.

16 He will take your male and female slaves, your best cattle, and your donkeys for his own use.

17 He will take a tenth of your flocks. In addition, you will be his servants.

18 "When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves. The LORD will not answer you when that day comes."

19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said, "No, we want a king!

20 Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out [to war], and fight our battles."

21 When Samuel heard everything the people had to say, he reported it privately to the LORD.

22 The LORD told him, "Listen to them, and give them a king." Then Samuel told the people of Israel, "Go [back] to your own cities."