1 Samuel 8:1 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1

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.”

Interlinear Bible for 1 Samuel 8:1:

And it came to pass,
hayah (#1961) when
'aher (#834) Samuel
Shmuw'el (#8050) was old,
zaqen (#2204) that he made
suwm (#7760)
'eth (#853) his sons
ben (#1121) judges
shaphat (#8199) over Israel.
Yisra'el (#3478)