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World English Bible

1 Samuel 8 (WEBP)

[1] When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
[2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
[3] His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
[4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.
[5] They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your 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.” Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
[7] Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the 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 to this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so they also do to you.
[9] Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.”
[10] Samuel told all Yahweh’s words to the people who asked him for a king.
[11] He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.
[12] He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest; and to make his instruments of war and the instruments of his chariots.
[13] He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.
[14] He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.
[15] He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.
[16] He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
[17] He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
[18] You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.”
[19] But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
[20] that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”
[21] Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.
[22] Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 8 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, () that he made () his sons judges () over Israel.
[2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges () in Beer-sheba.
[3] And his sons walked () not in his ways, but turned aside () after lucre, and took () bribes, and perverted () judgment.
[4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, () and came () to Samuel unto Ramah,
[5] and 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 the Lord.
[7] And the Lord 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 reign () 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, wherewith they have forsaken () me, and served () other gods, so do () they also unto thee.
[9] Now therefore hearken () unto their voice: howbeit yet protest () solemnly () unto them, and shew () them the manner of the king that shall reign () over them.
[10] And Samuel told () all the words of the Lord 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 for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run () before his chariots.
[12] And he will appoint () him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear () his ground, and to reap () his harvest, and to make () his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
[13] And he will take () your daughters to be confectionaries, 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 menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put () them to his work.
[17] He will take the tenth () of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
[18] And ye shall cry out () in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen () you; and the Lord will not hear () you in that day.
[19] Nevertheless the people refused () to obey () the voice of Samuel; and they said, () Nay; but we will have a king over us;
[20] that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge () us, and go out () before us, and fight () our battles.
[21] And Samuel heard () all the words of the people, and he rehearsed () them in the ears of the Lord.
[22] And the Lord said () to Samuel, Hearken () unto their voice, and make () them a king. And Samuel said () unto the men of Israel, Go () ye every man unto his city.

1 Samuel 8:6 Heb. was evil in the eyes of Samuel
1 Samuel 8:9 Or, obey
1 Samuel 8:15 Heb. eunuchs

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 8 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο ως εγηρασεν σαμουηλ και κατεστησεν τους υιους αυτου δικαστας τω ισραηλ
[2] και ταυτα τα ονοματα των υιων αυτου πρωτοτοκος ιωηλ και ονομα του δευτερου αβια δικασται εν βηρσαβεε
[3] και ουκ επορευθησαν οι υιοι αυτου εν οδω αυτου και εξεκλιναν οπισω της συντελειας και ελαμβανον δωρα και εξεκλινον δικαιωματα
[4] και συναθροιζονται ανδρες ισραηλ και παραγινονται εις αρμαθαιμ προς σαμουηλ
[5] και ειπαν αυτω ιδου συ γεγηρακας και οι υιοι σου ου πορευονται εν τη οδω σου και νυν καταστησον εφ ημας βασιλεα δικαζειν ημας καθα και τα λοιπα εθνη
[6] και ην πονηρον το ρημα εν οφθαλμοις σαμουηλ ως ειπαν δος ημιν βασιλεα δικαζειν ημας και προσηυξατο σαμουηλ προς κυριον
[7] και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ ακουε της φωνης του λαου καθα αν λαλησωσιν σοι οτι ου σε εξουθενηκασιν αλλ η εμε εξουδενωκασιν του μη βασιλευειν επ αυτων
[8] κατα παντα τα ποιηματα α εποιησαν μοι αφ ης ημερας ανηγαγον αυτους εξ αιγυπτου εως της ημερας ταυτης και εγκατελιπον με και εδουλευον θεοις ετεροις ουτως αυτοι ποιουσιν και σοι
[9] και νυν ακουε της φωνης αυτων πλην οτι διαμαρτυρομενος διαμαρτυρη αυτοις και απαγγελεις αυτοις το δικαιωμα του βασιλεως ος βασιλευσει επ αυτους
[10] και ειπεν σαμουηλ παν το ρημα κυριου προς τον λαον τους αιτουντας παρ αυτου βασιλεα
[11] και ειπεν τουτο εσται το δικαιωμα του βασιλεως ος βασιλευσει εφ υμας τους υιους υμων λημψεται και θησεται αυτους εν αρμασιν αυτου και ιππευσιν αυτου και προτρεχοντας των αρματων αυτου
[12] και θεσθαι αυτους εαυτω χιλιαρχους και εκατονταρχους και θεριζειν θερισμον αυτου και τρυγαν τρυγητον αυτου και ποιειν σκευη πολεμικα αυτου και σκευη αρματων αυτου
[13] και τας θυγατερας υμων λημψεται εις μυρεψους και εις μαγειρισσας και εις πεσσουσας
[14] και τους αγρους υμων και τους αμπελωνας υμων και τους ελαιωνας υμων τους αγαθους λημψεται και δωσει τοις δουλοις αυτου
[15] και τα σπερματα υμων και τους αμπελωνας υμων αποδεκατωσει και δωσει τοις ευνουχοις αυτου και τοις δουλοις αυτου
[16] και τους δουλους υμων και τας δουλας υμων και τα βουκολια υμων τα αγαθα και τους ονους υμων λημψεται και αποδεκατωσει εις τα εργα αυτου
[17] και τα ποιμνια υμων αποδεκατωσει και υμεις εσεσθε αυτω δουλοι
[18] και βοησεσθε εν τη ημερα εκεινη εκ προσωπου βασιλεως υμων ου εξελεξασθε εαυτοις και ουκ επακουσεται κυριος υμων εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις οτι υμεις εξελεξασθε εαυτοις βασιλεα
[19] και ουκ ηβουλετο ο λαος ακουσαι του σαμουηλ και ειπαν αυτω ουχι αλλ η βασιλευς εσται εφ ημας
[20] και εσομεθα και ημεις κατα παντα τα εθνη και δικασει ημας βασιλευς ημων και εξελευσεται εμπροσθεν ημων και πολεμησει τον πολεμον ημων
[21] και ηκουσεν σαμουηλ παντας τους λογους του λαου και ελαλησεν αυτους εις τα ωτα κυριου
[22] και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ ακουε της φωνης αυτων και βασιλευσον αυτοις βασιλεα και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς ανδρας ισραηλ αποτρεχετω εκαστος εις την πολιν αυτου