Verse 22
1 Samuel 8:22
Bible in Basic English
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And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let every man go back to his town.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵל֙ שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ/קוֹלָ֔/ם וְ/הִמְלַכְתָּ֥ לָ/הֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְ/עִירֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hear their voice and appoint a king for them." And Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Go, each to his city."
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Chapter 8 Context
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Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
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The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba...
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And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not uprig...
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Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,
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And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to b...
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But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made pr...
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And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have...
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As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning...
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Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort...
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And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.
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And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them h...
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And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and c...
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Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.
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He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and giv...
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He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.
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He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and...
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He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
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Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord wi...
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But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king...
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So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us...
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Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.
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And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to t...