8WHEN SAMUEL was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.H8050H2204H7760H1121H8199H34782Now the name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.H8034H1121H1060H3100H8034H4932H29H8199H8843His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.H1121H1980H1870H5186H310H1215H3947H7810H5186H49414All the elders of Israel assembled and came to Samuel at RamahH2205H3478H6908H935H8050H74145And said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint us a king to rule over us like all the other nations.H559H2204H1121H1980H1870H7760H4428H8199H14716But it displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to govern us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.H1697H3415H5869H8050H559H5414H4428H8199H8050H6419H30687And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not be King over them.H3068H559H8050H8085H6963H5971H559H3988H3988H44278According to all the works which they have done since I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they also do to you.H4639H6213H3117H5927H4714H3117H5800H5647H312H430H62139So listen now to their voice; only solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.H8085H6963H389H5749H5749H5046H4941H4428H4427
Warning concerning a King
10So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.H8050H559H1697H3068H5971H7592H442811And he said, These will be the ways of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.H559H4941H4428H4427H3947H1121H7760H4818H6571H7323H6440H481812He will appoint them for himself to be commanders over thousands and over fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest and to make his implements of war and equipment for his chariots.H7760H8269H505H8269H2572H2790H2758H7114H7105H6213H3627H4421H3627H739313He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.H3947H1323H7548H2879H64414He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive orchards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.H3947H7704H3754H2132H2896H5414H565015He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.H6237H2233H3754H5414H5631H565016He will take your men and women servants and the best of your cattle and your donkeys and put them to his work.H3947H5650H8198H2896H970H2543H6213H439917He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves shall be his slaves.H6237H6629H565018In that day you will cry out because of your king you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not hear you then.H2199H3117H6440H4428H977H3068H6030H311719Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, No! We will have a king over us,H5971H3985H8085H6963H8050H559H442820That we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.H1471H4428H8199H3318H6440H3898H442121Samuel heard all the people's words and repeated them in the Lord's ears.H8050H8085H1697H5971H1696H241H306822And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go every man to his city.H3068H559H8050H8085H6963H4427H4428H8050H559H582H3478H3212H376H5892