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1 Samuel 8:4-18 LITV And all the elders of Israel gathered and came in to Samuel, to Ramah. (5) And they said to him, Behold, you have become old, and your sons have not walked in your ways. Now appoint a king to us, to judge us, like all the nations. (6) And the thing was evil in Samuel's eyes when they said, Give to us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah (יהוה). (7) And Jehovah (יהוה) said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people, to all that they say to you. For they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them. (8) According to all the works that they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day, when they forsook Me and served other gods, so they are also doing to you. (9) And now listen to their voice. Only, protesting you shall protest to them, and shall declare to them the privilege of the king who shall reign over them. (10) And Samuel spoke all Jehovah (יהוה)'s Words to the people who were asking a king from him. (11) And he said, This is the privilege of the king who shall reign over you. He shall take your sons and shall appoint them for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen. And they shall run before his chariots. (12) And he will appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; and to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make weapons for war for him, and weapons for his charioteer. (13) And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers. (14) And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards, the best, and give them to his servants. (15) And he will tithe your seed and your vineyards, and will give them to his eunuchs and to his servants. (16) And he will take your male slaves and your slave-girls, and the best of your young men, and your asses, and will use them for his own work. (17) He will tithe your flock, and you will be servants to him. (18) And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves. And Jehovah (יהוה) will not answer you in that day.
1 Samuel 8:4-18 ESV Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah (5) and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations." (6) But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD (יהוה). (7) And the LORD (יהוה) said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. (8) According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. (9) Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them." (10) So Samuel told all the words of the LORD (יהוה) to the people who were asking for a king from him. (11) He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. (12) And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. (13) He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. (14) He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. (15) He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. (16) He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work. (17) He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. (18) And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD (יהוה) will not answer you in that day."
1 Samuel 8:4-18 GNB Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah, (5) and said to him, "Look, you are getting old and your sons don't follow your example. So then, appoint a king to rule over us, so that we will have a king, as other countries have." (6) Samuel was displeased with their request for a king; so he prayed to the LORD (יהוה), (7) and the LORD (יהוה) said, "Listen to everything the people say to you. You are not the one they have rejected; I am the one they have rejected as their king. (8) Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have turned away from me and worshiped other gods; and now they are doing to you what they have always done to me. (9) So then, listen to them, but give them strict warnings and explain how their kings will treat them." (10) Samuel told the people who were asking him for a king everything that the LORD (יהוה) had said to him. (11) "This is how your king will treat you," Samuel explained. "He will make soldiers of your sons; some of them will serve in his war chariots, others in his cavalry, and others will run before his chariots. (12) He will make some of them officers in charge of a thousand men, and others in charge of fifty men. Your sons will have to plow his fields, harvest his crops, and make his weapons and the equipment for his chariots. (13) Your daughters will have to make perfumes for him and work as his cooks and his bakers. (14) He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials. (15) He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other officials. (16) He will take your servants and your best cattle and donkeys, and make them work for him. (17) He will take a tenth of your flocks. And you yourselves will become his slaves. (18) When that time comes, you will complain bitterly because of your king, whom you yourselves chose, but the LORD (יהוה) will not listen to your complaints."
1 Samuel 8:4-18 ASV Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah; (5) and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. (6) But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah (יהוה). (7) And Jehovah (יהוה) said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. (8) According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. (9) Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. (10) And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah (יהוה) unto the people that asked of him a king. (11) And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots; (12) and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots. (13) And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. (14) And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. (15) And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. (16) And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. (17) He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants. (18) And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah (יהוה) will not answer you in that day.
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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