Verse 1
1 Samuel 8:1
Darby Translation
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And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֕י כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַ/יָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת בָּנָ֛י/ו שֹׁפְטִ֖ים לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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Chapter 8 Context
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And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheb...
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted ju...
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Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
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and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a ki...
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And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Je...
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And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for...
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According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt eve...
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And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner...
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And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.
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And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons,...
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and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over f...
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And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
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And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his ser...
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And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to h...
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And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and...
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He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
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And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answ...
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And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a ki...
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that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and con...
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And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
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And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the m...
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