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Text -- 1 Samuel 8:1-8 (NET)
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Israel Seeks a King
8:1 In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel .
8:2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel , and the name of his second son was Abijah . They were judges in Beer Sheba .
8:3 But his sons did not follow his ways . Instead, they made money dishonestly , accepted bribes , and perverted justice .
8:4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah .
8:5 They said to him, “Look , you are old , and your sons don’t follow your ways . So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have.”
8:6 But this request displeased Samuel , for they said , “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord .
8:7 The Lord said to Samuel , “Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected , but it is me that they have rejected as their king .
8:8 Just as they have done from the day that I brought them up from Egypt until this very day , they have rejected me and have served other gods . This is what they are also doing to you.
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NET Notes: 1Sa 8:3 Heb “and they turned aside after unjust gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”
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