Israel Demands a King
1 Now it came to pass when Samuel was aold that he bmade his csons judges over Israel.
2 The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
3 But his sons adid not walk in his ways; they turned aside bafter dishonest gain, ctook bribes, and perverted justice.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
5 and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now amake us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
6 But the thing adispleased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel bprayed to the Lord.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for athey have not rejected you, but bthey have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
| << 1 Samuel 7:17 | 1 Samuel 8:2 >> |
Interlinear Bible for 1 Samuel 8:1:
hayah (#1961)
'aher (#834)
Shmuw'el (#8050)
zaqen (#2204)
suwm (#7760)
'eth (#853)
ben (#1121)
shaphat (#8199)
Yisra'el (#3478)
| << 1 Samuel 7:17 | 1 Samuel 8:2 >> |
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