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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] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὡς () ἐγήρασεν () Σαμουηλ, () καὶ () κατέστησεν () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () αὐτοῦ () δικαστὰς () τῷ () Ισραηλ. ()
[2] Καὶ () ταῦτα () τὰ () ὀνόματα () τῶν () υἱῶν () αὐτοῦ· () πρωτότοκος () Ιωηλ, () καὶ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () δευτέρου () Αβια, () δικασταὶ () ἐν () Βηρσαβεε.
[3] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἐπορεύθησαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () ὁδῷ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐξέκλιναν () ὀπίσω () τῆς () συντελείας () καὶ () ἐλάμβανον () δῶρα () καὶ () ἐξέκλινον () δικαιώματα. ()
[4] Καὶ () συναθροίζονται () ἄνδρες () Ισραηλ () καὶ () παραγίνονται () εἰς () Αρμαθαιμ πρὸς () Σαμουηλ ()
[5] καὶ () εἶπαν () αὐτῷ () Ἰδοὺ () σὺ () γεγήρακας, () καὶ () οἱ () υἱοί () σου () οὐ () πορεύονται () ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ () σου· () καὶ () νῦν () κατάστησον () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς () βασιλέα () δικάζειν ἡμᾶς () καθὰ () καὶ () τὰ () λοιπὰ () ἔθνη. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἦν () πονηρὸν () τὸ () ῥῆμα () ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () Σαμουηλ, () ὡς () εἶπαν () Δὸς () ἡμῖν () βασιλέα () δικάζειν ἡμᾶς· () καὶ () προσηύξατο () Σαμουηλ () πρὸς () κύριον. ()
[7] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρὸς () Σαμουηλ () Ἄκουε () τῆς () φωνῆς () τοῦ () λαοῦ () καθὰ () ἂν () λαλήσωσίν () σοι· () ὅτι () οὐ () σὲ () ἐξουθενήκασιν, () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () ἐμὲ () ἐξουδενώκασιν () τοῦ () μὴ () βασιλεύειν () ἐπ’ () αὐτῶν. ()
[8] Κατὰ () πάντα () τὰ () ποιήματα, () ἃ () ἐποίησάν () μοι () ἀφ’ () ἧς () ἡμέρας () ἀνήγαγον () αὐτοὺς () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης () καὶ () ἐγκατέλιπόν () με () καὶ () ἐδούλευον () θεοῖς () ἑτέροις, () οὕτως () αὐτοὶ () ποιοῦσιν () καὶ () σοί. ()
[9] Καὶ () νῦν () ἄκουε () τῆς () φωνῆς () αὐτῶν· () πλὴν () ὅτι () διαμαρτυρόμενος () διαμαρτύρῃ () αὐτοῖς () καὶ () ἀπαγγελεῖς () αὐτοῖς () τὸ () δικαίωμα () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () ὃς () βασιλεύσει () ἐπ’ () αὐτούς. ()
[10] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σαμουηλ () πᾶν () τὸ () ῥῆμα () κυρίου () πρὸς () τὸν () λαὸν () τοὺς () αἰτοῦντας () παρ’ () αὐτοῦ () βασιλέα ()
[11] καὶ () εἶπεν () Τοῦτο () ἔσται () τὸ () δικαίωμα () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () ὃς () βασιλεύσει () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς· () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () ὑμῶν () λήμψεται () καὶ () θήσεται () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () ἅρμασιν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἱππεῦσιν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () προτρέχοντας () τῶν () ἁρμάτων () αὐτοῦ ()
[12] καὶ () θέσθαι () αὐτοὺς () ἑαυτῷ () χιλιάρχους () καὶ () ἑκατοντάρχους () καὶ () θερίζειν () θερισμὸν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τρυγᾶν () τρυγητὸν αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ποιεῖν () σκεύη () πολεμικὰ αὐτοῦ () καὶ () σκεύη () ἁρμάτων () αὐτοῦ· ()
[13] καὶ () τὰς () θυγατέρας () ὑμῶν () λήμψεται () εἰς () μυρεψοὺς καὶ () εἰς () μαγειρίσσας καὶ () εἰς () πεσσούσας·
[14] καὶ () τοὺς () ἀγροὺς () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () ἀμπελῶνας () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () ἐλαιῶνας () ὑμῶν () τοὺς () ἀγαθοὺς () λήμψεται () καὶ () δώσει () τοῖς () δούλοις () αὐτοῦ· ()
[15] καὶ () τὰ () σπέρματα () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τοὺς () ἀμπελῶνας () ὑμῶν () ἀποδεκατώσει () καὶ () δώσει () τοῖς () εὐνούχοις () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τοῖς () δούλοις () αὐτοῦ· ()
[16] καὶ () τοὺς () δούλους () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τὰς () δούλας () ὑμῶν () καὶ () τὰ () βουκόλια ὑμῶν () τὰ () ἀγαθὰ () καὶ () τοὺς () ὄνους () ὑμῶν () λήμψεται () καὶ () ἀποδεκατώσει () εἰς () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτοῦ ()
[17] καὶ () τὰ () ποίμνια () ὑμῶν () ἀποδεκατώσει· () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ἔσεσθε () αὐτῷ () δοῦλοι. ()
[18] Καὶ () βοήσεσθε () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () ἐκ () προσώπου () βασιλέως () ὑμῶν, () οὗ () ἐξελέξασθε () ἑαυτοῖς, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐπακούσεται () κύριος () ὑμῶν () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () ἐκείναις, () ὅτι () ὑμεῖς () ἐξελέξασθε () ἑαυτοῖς () βασιλέα. ()
[19] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἠβούλετο () ὁ () λαὸς () ἀκοῦσαι () τοῦ () Σαμουηλ () καὶ () εἶπαν () αὐτῷ () Οὐχί, () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () βασιλεὺς () ἔσται () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς, ()
[20] καὶ () ἐσόμεθα () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () κατὰ () πάντα () τὰ () ἔθνη, () καὶ () δικάσει ἡμᾶς () βασιλεὺς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () ἐξελεύσεται () ἔμπροσθεν () ἡμῶν () καὶ () πολεμήσει () τὸν () πόλεμον () ἡμῶν. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἤκουσεν () Σαμουηλ () πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () τοῦ () λαοῦ () καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () αὐτοὺς () εἰς () τὰ () ὦτα () κυρίου. ()
[22] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρὸς () Σαμουηλ () Ἄκουε () τῆς () φωνῆς () αὐτῶν () καὶ () βασίλευσον () αὐτοῖς () βασιλέα. () Καὶ () εἶπεν () Σαμουηλ () πρὸς () ἄνδρας () Ισραηλ () Ἀποτρεχέτω ἕκαστος () εἰς () τὴν () πόλιν () αὐτοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.