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, Abiah: 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 unto 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: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

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

¹¹ And he said, This will be the manner of the king that 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 ear 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 confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

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

¹⁵ And he will take the 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 the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

¹⁸ And ye shall cry out in 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 rehearsed 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.

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¹ And it came to pass, when Samuel ^H8050 was old, ^H2204 that he made ^H7760 his sons ^H1121 judges ^H8199 over Israel. ^H3478

² Now the name ^H8034 of his firstborn ^{H1121 H1060} was Joel; ^H3100 and the name ^H8034 of his second, ^H4932 Abiah: ^H29 they were judges ^H8199 in Beersheba. ^H884

³ And his sons ^H1121 walked ^H1980 not in his ways, ^H1870 but turned aside ^H5186 after ^H310 lucre, ^H1215 and took ^H3947 bribes, ^H7810 and perverted ^H5186 judgment. ^H4941

⁴ Then all the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478 gathered themselves together, ^H6908 and came ^H935 to Samuel ^H8050 unto Ramah, ^H7414

⁵ And said ^H559 unto him, Behold, thou art old, ^H2204 and thy sons ^H1121 walk ^H1980 not in thy ways: ^H1870 now make ^H7760 us a king ^H4428 to judge ^H8199 us like all the nations. ^H1471

⁶ But the thing ^H1697 displeased ^{H3415 H5869} Samuel, ^H8050 when they said, ^H559 Give ^H5414 us a king ^H4428 to judge ^H8199 us. And Samuel ^H8050 prayed ^H6419 unto the LORD. ^H3068

⁷ And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto Samuel, ^H8050 Hearken ^H8085 unto the voice ^H6963 of the people ^H5971 in all that they say ^H559 unto thee: for they have not rejected ^H3988 thee, but they have rejected ^H3988 me, that I should not reign ^H4427 over them.

⁸ According to all the works ^H4639 which they have done ^H6213 since the day ^H3117 that I brought them up ^H5927 out of Egypt ^H4714 even unto this day, ^H3117 wherewith they have forsaken ^H5800 me, and served ^H5647 other ^H312 gods, ^H430 so do ^H6213 they also unto thee.

⁹ Now therefore hearken ^H8085 unto their voice: ^H6963 howbeit ^H389 yet protest ^H5749 solemnly ^H5749 unto them, and shew ^H5046 them the manner ^H4941 of the king ^H4428 that shall reign ^H4427 over them.

¹⁰ And Samuel ^H8050 told ^H559 all the words ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 unto the people ^H5971 that asked ^H7592 of him a king. ^H4428

¹¹ And he said, ^H559 This will be the manner ^H4941 of the king ^H4428 that shall reign ^H4427 over you: He will take ^H3947 your sons, ^H1121 and appoint ^H7760 them for himself, for his chariots, ^H4818 and to be his horsemen; ^H6571 and some shall run ^H7323 before ^H6440 his chariots. ^H4818

¹² And he will appoint ^H7760 him captains ^H8269 over thousands, ^H505 and captains ^H8269 over fifties; ^H2572 and will set them to ear ^H2790 his ground, ^H2758 and to reap ^H7114 his harvest, ^H7105 and to make ^H6213 his instruments ^H3627 of war, ^H4421 and instruments ^H3627 of his chariots. ^H7393

¹³ And he will take ^H3947 your daughters ^H1323 to be confectionaries, ^H7548 and to be cooks, ^H2879 and to be bakers. ^H644

¹⁴ And he will take ^H3947 your fields, ^H7704 and your vineyards, ^H3754 and your oliveyards, ^H2132 even the best ^H2896 of them, and give ^H5414 them to his servants. ^H5650

¹⁵ And he will take the tenth ^H6237 of your seed, ^H2233 and of your vineyards, ^H3754 and give ^H5414 to his officers, ^H5631 and to his servants. ^H5650

¹⁶ And he will take ^H3947 your menservants, ^H5650 and your maidservants, ^H8198 and your goodliest ^H2896 young men, ^H970 and your asses, ^H2543 and put ^H6213 them to his work. ^H4399

¹⁷ He will take the tenth ^H6237 of your sheep: ^H6629 and ye shall be his servants. ^H5650

¹⁸ And ye shall cry out ^H2199 in that day ^H3117 because ^H6440 of your king ^H4428 which ye shall have chosen ^H977 you; and the LORD ^H3068 will not hear ^H6030 you in that day. ^H3117

¹⁹ Nevertheless the people ^H5971 refused ^H3985 to obey ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of Samuel; ^H8050 and they said, ^H559 Nay; but we will have a king ^H4428 over us;

²⁰ That we also may be like all the nations; ^H1471 and that our king ^H4428 may judge ^H8199 us, and go out ^H3318 before ^H6440 us, and fight ^H3898 our battles. ^H4421

²¹ And Samuel ^H8050 heard ^H8085 all the words ^H1697 of the people, ^H5971 and he rehearsed ^H1696 them in the ears ^H241 of the LORD. ^H3068

²² And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to Samuel, ^H8050 Hearken ^H8085 unto their voice, ^H6963 and make ^H4427 them a king. ^H4428 And Samuel ^H8050 said ^H559 unto the men ^H582 of Israel, ^H3478 Go ^H3212 ye every man ^H376 unto his city. ^H5892

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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 first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

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

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

⁵ and they 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 Jehovah.

⁷ And Jehovah 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 be king 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, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

⁹ Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

¹⁰ And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.

¹¹ And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

¹² and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and `he will set some' to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

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

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

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

¹⁶ And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

¹⁷ He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

¹⁸ And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

¹⁹ But the people refused to hearken unto 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 rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.

²² And Jehovah 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.

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¹ And it cometh to pass, when Samuel `is' aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.

² And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:

³ and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

⁴ And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,

⁵ and say unto him, `Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'

⁶ And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.

⁷ And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.

⁸ According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even unto this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods -- so they are doing also to thee.

⁹ And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'

¹⁰ And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,

¹¹ and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;

¹² also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.

¹³ `And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;

¹⁴ and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards -- the best -- he doth take, and hath given to his servants.

¹⁵ And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

¹⁶ And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men -- the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;

¹⁷ your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.

¹⁸ And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'

¹⁹ And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,

²⁰ and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'

²¹ And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;

²² and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.' And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, `Go ye each to his city.'

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

² And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

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

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

⁵ and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

⁶ And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

⁷ And Jehovah said to 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 deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

⁹ And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

¹⁰ And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.

¹¹ And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

¹² and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

¹³ And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

¹⁴ And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.

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

¹⁶ And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.

¹⁷ He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

¹⁸ And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

¹⁹ And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

²⁰ that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

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

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

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¹ It happened, 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 His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

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

⁵ and they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your 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. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

⁷ Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

⁸ According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.

⁹ Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

¹⁰ Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who asked of him a king.

¹¹ He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

¹² and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

¹³ He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

¹⁴ He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

¹⁵ He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

¹⁶ He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

¹⁷ He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.

¹⁸ You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.

¹⁹ But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: 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 Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.

²² Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.

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

² The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

³ And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

⁴ Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

⁵ And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

⁶ But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

⁷ And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

⁸ As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

⁹ Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

¹⁰ And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.

¹¹ And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

¹² And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.

¹³ Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.

¹⁴ He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.

¹⁵ He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

¹⁶ He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

¹⁸ Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

¹⁹ But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

²⁰ So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

²¹ Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

²² 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.