1 Samuel 8

1 ♥ 📝 A nd 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 first-born^H1121 was Joel;^H3100 and the name^H8034 of his second,^H4932 Abijah:^H29 they were judges^H8199 in Beer-sheba.^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 justice.^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 they 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 Samuel,^H8050 when they said,^H559 Give^H5414 us a king^H4428 to judge^H8199 us. And Samuel^H8050 prayed^H6419 unto Jehovah.^H3068

7 ♥ 📝 And Jehovah^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 be king^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 in that 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 thou shalt protest^H5749 solemnly^H5749 unto them, and shalt show^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 Jehovah^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 unto him, for his chariots,^H4818 and to be his horsemen;^H6571 and they shall run^H7323 before^H6440 his chariots;^H4818

12 ♥ 📝 and he will appoint^H7760 them unto him for captains^H8269 of thousands,^H505 and captains^H8269 of fifties;^H2572 and [he will set some] to plow^H2790 his ground,^H2758 and to reap^H7114 his harvest,^H7105 and to make^H6213 his instruments^H3627 of war,^H4421 and the instruments^H3627 of his chariots.^H7393

13 ♥ 📝 And he will take^H3947 your daughters^H1323 to be perfumers,^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 men-servants,^H5650 and your maid-servants,^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 flocks:^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 whom ye shall have chosen^H977 you; and Jehovah^H3068 will not answer^H6030 you in that day.^H3117

19 ♥ 📝 But the people^H5971 refused^H3985 to hearken^H8085 unto 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 Jehovah.^H3068

22 ♥ 📝 And Jehovah^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^H582 unto his city.^H5892