1 Samuel 8:3

8:3 But his sons did not follow ¹  his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice. ² 

1 Samuel 8:5-6

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 ³  us, just like all the other nations have.”

8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for ⁴  they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

1 Samuel 8:19-20

8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. ⁵  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 ⁶  and fight our battles.”

[8:3]  ¹ tn Heb “walk in” (also in v. 5).

[8:3]  ² tn Heb “and they turned aside after unjust gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”

[8:5]  ³ tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).

[8:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “when.”

[8:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel.”

[8:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and go out before us.”