Verse 22
1 Samuel 8:22
New Living Translation
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and the LORD replied, “Do as they say, and give them a king.” Then Samuel agreed and sent the people home.
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
1
As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
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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...
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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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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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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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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...