Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
It happened
, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
And
it came
to
pass
, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah
: they were judges in Beersheba.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah
: they were judges in Beersheba.
His sons didn't
walk
in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice
.
And
his sons walked
not
in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment
.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to
Ramah ;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto
Ramah ,
and they
said to
him, Behold, you
are
old, and your
sons don't
walk in your
ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
And said unto
him, Behold, thou
art
old, and thy
sons walk not
in thy
ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to
Yahweh
.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And
Samuel prayed unto
the
LORD
.
Yahweh
said to
Samuel, Listen
to
the voice of the people in all that they tell
you;
for they have not rejected you
, but they have rejected me, that I should not be
king
over them.
And
the
LORD
said unto
Samuel, Hearken
unto
the voice of the people in all that they say
unto
thee:
for they have not rejected thee
, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign
over them.
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to
this day, in
that
they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to
you
.
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto
this day, wherewith
they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto
thee
.
Now therefore listen
to
their voice: however
you
shall
protest solemnly to
them, and shall
show them the manner of the king who
shall reign over them.
Now therefore hearken
unto
their voice: howbeit
yet
protest solemnly unto
them, and show them the manner of the king that
shall reign over them.
Samuel told all the words of Yahweh
to
the people who
asked of him a king.
And
Samuel told all the words of the LORD
unto
the
people that
asked of him a king.
He said, This will be the manner of the king who
shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to
him
, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they
shall run before his chariots ;
And
he said, This will be the manner of the king that
shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for
himself
, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some
shall run before his chariots .
and he will appoint them
to
him for
captains of
thousands, and captains of
fifties; and [he
will set some]
to plow
his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the
instruments of his chariots.
And he will appoint him captains over
thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them
to ear
his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
He will take your daughters to be perfumers
, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
And
he will take your daughters to be confectionaries
, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive
groves
, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
And
he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards
, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
And
he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
He will take your men-servants
, and your maid-servants
, and your best
young men, and your donkeys
, and put them to his work.
And
he will take your menservants
, and your maidservants
, and your goodliest
young men, and your asses
, and put them to his work.
He will take the tenth of your flocks
: and you
shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your sheep
: and ye
shall be his servants.
You
shall cry out in that day because of your king whom
you
shall have chosen you; and Yahweh
will not answer
you in that day.
And
ye
shall cry out in that day because of your king which
ye
shall have chosen you; and the
LORD
will not hear
you in that day.
But
the people refused to listen
to
the voice of Samuel; and they said, No:
but we will have a king over us ,
Nevertheless
the people refused to obey
the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay;
but we will have a king over us ;
that we also may be like all the nations ,
and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
That we also may be like all the nations ;
and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh
.
And
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the
LORD
.
Yahweh
said to Samuel, Listen
to
their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to
the men of Israel, Go you
every man to
his city.
And
the
LORD
said to Samuel, Hearken
unto
their voice, and make them a king. And
Samuel said unto
the men of Israel, Go ye
every man unto
his city.
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