1 Samuel 8

1And it cameH1961 to passH1961, when SamuelH8050 was oldH1121, that he madeH7760 his sonsH1121 judgesH8199 over IsraelH3478. 2NowH1961 the nameH8034 of his firstbornH1060 was JoelH3100; and the nameH8034 of his secondH4932, AbijahH29: they were judgesH8199 in Beer-sheba. 3And his sonsH1121 walkedH1980 notH3808 in his waysH1870, but turnedH5186 asideH5186 afterH310 lucre, and tookH3947 bribesH7810, and pervertedH5186 judgmentH4941. 4Then allH3605 the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 gatheredH6908 themselvesH6908 togetherH6908, and cameH935 to SamuelH8050 unto RamahH7414: 5and they saidH559 unto him, BeholdH2009, thou art oldH1121, and thy sonsH1121 walkH1980 notH3808 in thy waysH1870: nowH6258 makeH7760 usH413 a kingH4428 to judgeH8199 usH413 like allH3605 the nationsH1471. 6But the thingH1697 displeasedH7489 SamuelH8050; when they saidH559, GiveH5414 usH5414 a kingH4428 to judgeH8199 usH5414. And SamuelH8050 prayedH6419 unto the LORDH3068. 7And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto SamuelH8050, Hearken unto the voiceH6963 of the peopleH5971 in allH3605 that they sayH559 unto thee: for they have notH3808 rejectedH3988 thee, but they have rejectedH3988 meH413, that I should notH3808 be kingH4427 over them. 8According to allH3605 the worksH4639 whichH834 they have doneH6213 sinceH834 the dayH3117 that I broughtH5927 them upH5927 outH3605 of EgyptH4714 evenH1571 unto this dayH3117, in that they have forsaken meH5927, and servedH5647 otherH312 godsH430, soH3651 doH6213 they also unto thee. 9NowH6258 therefore hearken unto their voiceH6963: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnlyH5749 unto them, and shalt shew them the mannerH4941 of the kingH4428 that shall reignH4427 over them. 10And SamuelH8050 toldH559 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the LORDH3068 unto the peopleH5971 that askedH7592 of him a kingH4428. 11And he saidH559, This will be the mannerH4941 of the kingH4428 that shall reignH4427 over youH834: he will takeH3947 your sonsH1121, and appointH7760 them unto him, for his chariotsH4818, and to be his horsemenH6571; and they shall runH7323 beforeH6440 his chariotsH4818: 12and he will appointH7760 them unto him for captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and captainsH8269 of fiftiesH2572; and he will setH7760 some to plowH2790 his ground, and to reapH7114 his harvestH7105, and to makeH7760 his instrumentsH3627 of warH4421, and the instrumentsH3627 of his chariotsH7393. 13And he will takeH3947 your daughtersH1323 to be confectionaries, and to be cooksH2879, and to be bakersH644. 14And he will takeH3947 your fieldsH7704, and your vineyardsH3754, and your oliveyards, evenH853 the bestH2896 of them, and giveH5414 them to his servantsH5650. 15And he will takeH6237 the tenthH6237 of your seedH2233, and of your vineyardsH3754, and giveH5414 to his officersH5631, and to his servantsH5650. 16And he will takeH3947 your menservants, and your maidservantsH8198, and your goodliest youngH970 menH970, and your asses, and putH3947 them to his workH4399. 17He will takeH1961 the tenthH6237 of your flocksH6629: and ye shall be his servantsH5650. 18And ye shall cryH2199 outH2199 in that dayH3117 becauseH834 of your kingH4428 whichH834 ye shall have chosenH977 youH834; and the LORDH3068 will notH3808 answerH6030 youH834 in that dayH3117. 19But the peopleH5971 refusedH3985 to hearken unto the voiceH6963 of SamuelH8050; and they saidH559, Nay; but weH3588 will have a kingH4428 over usH5921; 20that weH587 also may be like allH3605 the nationsH1471; and that our kingH4428 may judgeH8199 usH6440, and goH3318 outH3318 beforeH6440 usH6440, and fightH3898 our battlesH4421. 21And SamuelH8050 heardH8085 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the peopleH5971, and he rehearsed them in the earsH241 of the LORDH3068. 22And the LORDH3068 saidH559 to SamuelH8050, Hearken unto their voiceH6963, and makeH8085 them a kingH4428. And SamuelH8050 saidH559 unto the menH376 of IsraelH3478, Go ye everyH376 manH376 unto his cityH5892.