1 Samuel 8:6-9

8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for ¹  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. ²  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 ³  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. ⁴  But seriously warn ⁵  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” ⁶ 

[8:6]  ¹ tn Heb “when.”

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “Listen to the voice of the people, to all which they say to you.”

[8:8]  ³ tn Heb “according to all the deeds which they have done.”

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”

[8:9]  ⁵ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.

[8:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”