1 Kings 8
8
1And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
2Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee.
3And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled came to Samuel to Ramatha.
5And they said to him: Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways. Make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have.
6And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king, to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them.
8According to all their works, they have done from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day: as they have forsaken me, and served strange gods, so do they also unto thee.
9Now therefore hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them.
10Then Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people that had desired a king of him,
11And said: This will be the right of the king, that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen to run before his chariots.
12And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.
13Your daughters also he will take to make him ointments, and to be his cooks, and bakers.
14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best oliveyards, and give them to his servants.
15Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give his eunuchs and servants.
16Your servants also and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses he will take away, and put them to his work.
17Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.
18And you shall cry out in that day from the face of the king, whom you have chosen to yourselves: and the Lord will not hear you in that day, because you desired unto yourselves a king.
19But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us.
20And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us.
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
22And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel: Let every man go to his city.
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1 Samuel 8
8
Israel’s Demand for a King
1When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. 2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. 3But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after gain, they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. 5They said to him, “Look, you are old and your sons do not follow in your ways. So then appoint a king for us to judge#Or “to rule” us, like all the nations. 6But the matter was displeasing to Samuel#Literally “was evil in the eyes of Samuel” when they said, “Give us a king to judge#Or “to rule” us,” so Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
7Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people concerning all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. 8Like all the deeds they have done from the day I brought them up from Egypt until this day, they have forsaken me and have served other gods—so they are doing to you also. 9And so then, listen to their voice. However, you must earnestly warn them; you must explain to them the custom of the king who will rule over them.”
10So Samuel spoke all the words of Yahweh to the people who were requesting a king from him. 11He said, “This will be the custom of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots. 12He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and those to do his plowing#Literally “to plow his plowing” and to reap his harvest, and those to make weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots. 13He will take your daughters as his perfume makers and as cooks and as bakers. 14He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive trees and will give them to his servants. 15He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and to his servants. 16He will take your male slaves and your female slaves and the best of your young men#LXX reads “cattle” and your donkeys and will use them for his projects.#Literally “will put them to his work” 17He will take a tenth of your flocks,#The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals) and you yourselves will become his servants. 18So you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but Yahweh will not answer you on that day!” 19However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, “No, but there must be a king over us, 20so that we also#Literally “even we” may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
21Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh. 22Then Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king for them.” So Samuel spoke to the men of Israel, “Each of you go to his own town.”
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