Verse 7
1 Samuel 8:7
New Living Translation
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“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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּ/ק֣וֹל הָ/עָ֔ם לְ/כֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑י/ךָ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְ/ךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי אֹתִ֥/י מָאֲס֖וּ מִ/מְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
And the LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them."
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Chapter 8 Context
1
As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
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2
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
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3
But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perver...
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4
Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
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5
“Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us...
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6
Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the LORD for guidance.
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7
“Do everything they say to you,” the LORD replied, “for they are rejecting me, not you. They don’t w...
8
Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And...
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9
Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.”
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10
So Samuel passed on the LORD’s warning to the people who were asking him for a king.
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11
“This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said. “The king will draft your sons and assign the...
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12
Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harves...
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13
The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him...
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14
He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own of...
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15
He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and a...
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16
He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his ow...
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17
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
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18
When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the LORD wil...
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19
But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.
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20
“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”
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21
So Samuel repeated to the LORD what the people had said,
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and the LORD replied, “Do as they say, and give them a king.” Then Samuel agreed and sent the people...
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