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Text -- 1 Samuel 8:2-22 (NET)
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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.
8:9 So now do as they say . But seriously warn them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.”
8:10 So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king .
8:11 He said , “Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry ; they will run in front of his chariot .
8:12 He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties , as well as those who plow his ground , reap his harvest , and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment .
8:13 He will take your daughters to be ointment makers , cooks , and bakers .
8:14 He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants .
8:15 He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants .
8:16 He will take your male and female servants , as well as your best cattle and your donkeys , and assign them for his own use .
8:17 He will demand a tenth of your flocks , and you yourselves will be his servants .
8:18 In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you in that day .”
8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said , “No ! There will be a king over us!
8:20 We will be like all the other nations . Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles .”
8:21 So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord .
8:22 The Lord said to Samuel , “Do as they say and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel , “Each of you go back to his own city .”
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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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NET Notes: 1Sa 8:12 The numbers of v. 12 are confused in the Greek and Syriac versions. For “fifties” the LXX has “hundreds.” The Syriac Peshitta ...
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NET Notes: 1Sa 8:21 Heb “and Samuel heard all the words of the people and he spoke them into the ears of the Lord.”
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