Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
When Samuel grew
old
, he appointed
his sons as
judges over Israel.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when Samuel `is'
aged
, that
he maketh
his sons judges over Israel.
The name of his firstborn
son was
Joel, and the name of his second was
Abijah.
They
were
judges in Beersheba.
And
the name of his first-born
son is
Joel, and the name of his second Abiah,
judges in Beer-Sheba:
But
his sons did
not walk
in his ways ;
they
turned
aside toward
dishonest gain, accepting
bribes
and perverting
justice
.
and
his sons have
not walked
in his ways ,
and
turn
aside after
the
dishonest gain, and take
a
bribe,
and
turn
aside
judgment
.
So
all the elders of Israel gathered
together and came
to
Samuel at
Ramah.
And
all the elders of Israel gather
themselves
together ,
and come
in
unto
Samuel to
Ramath,
“Look
, ”
they
said
, “you
are
old
, and your
sons do
not walk
in your
ways .
Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other
nations. ”
and
say
unto
him
, `Lo
, thou
hast
become
aged
, and thy
sons have
not walked
in thy
ways ;
now ,
appoint to
us
a king ,
to judge us ,
like all the nations. '
But
when they said, “
Give us a king to judge us ,”
their
demand
was
displeasing
in
the
sight
of
Samuel
; so
he
prayed
to
the
LORD
.
And
the
thing
is
evil
in
the
eyes
of
Samuel,
when they have
said, `
Give to
us a king to judge us; '
and
Samuel
prayeth
unto
Jehovah
.
And the
LORD
said
to
Samuel, “Listen
to the voice of the people in
all that they say to
you.
For it
is
not
you
they have rejected, but they have rejected Me
as
their
king
.
And Jehovah
saith
unto
Samuel, `Hearken
to the voice of the people ,
to
all that they say unto
thee,
for thee
they have not
rejected, but Me
they have rejected ,
from
reigning
over
them
.
Just
as
they have done from the day I
brought
them up out of Egypt until
this day, forsaking
Me and serving
other gods ,
so they are doing to you
.
According
to
all
the
works
that
they have done from the day of
My
bringing
them up out of Egypt ,
even
unto
this day, when
they
forsake
Me ,
and serve
other gods --
so they are doing also
to thee
.
Now listen
to them
, but
you
must
solemnly
warn
them and show
them the manner
of the king who will
reign over them. ”
And
now ,
hearken
to their
voice;
only
, surely
thou
dost
certainly
protest
to
them ,
and hast
declared
to
them the custom
of the king who doth
reign over them. '
So
Samuel spoke
all the words of the
LORD
to
the people who were
asking him for
a king .
And
Samuel speaketh
all the words of Jehovah
unto
the people who are
asking from
him a king ,
He
said
, “
This will
be
the manner
of the king who will
reign over you: He
will
take
your sons and appoint
them
to
his own
chariots and horses
, to
run in
front
of
his chariots .
and
saith
, `
This is
the custom
of the king who doth
reign over you: Your sons he
doth
take,
and hath
appointed
for
himself
among
his chariots ,
and among
his
horsemen
, and
they
have
run before
his chariots ;
He
will
appoint some
for himself as
commanders
of thousands and of fifties ,
and
others
to plow his ground
, to reap his harvest,
to make his
weapons
of war, and to
equip
his chariots
.
also
to
appoint for himself heads
of thousands ,
and heads
of fifties ;
also
to plow his plowing
, and
to reap his reaping;
and
to make instruments
of his
war, and instruments
of
his charioteer
.
And he
will
take
your daughters to
be
perfumers, cooks, and bakers .
`
And your daughters he
doth
take
for
perfumers, and
for
cooks, and for
bakers ;
He
will
take
the
best
of
your fields and vineyards and olive groves
and give
them
to his servants.
and
your fields ,
and your
vineyards ,
and your
olive -yards
--
the
best
--
he
doth
take,
and hath
given
to his servants.
He
will
take
a
tenth
of
your grain
and grape
harvest
and give
it
to his officials
and servants.
And
your seed
and your
vineyards
he
doth
tithe,
and hath
given
to his eunuchs,
and to
his
servants.
And he
will
take
your menservants
and maidservants
and your best cattle
and donkeys
and put
them
to
his own use.
And your men-servants,
and your
maid-servants,
and your young
men
--
the
best ,
and your
asses,
he
doth
take,
and hath
prepared
for
his own work;
He
will
take
a
tenth
of
your flocks
, and you
yourselves
will
become
his
slaves
.
your flock
he
doth
tithe
, and ye
are
to
him
for
servants
.
When
that day comes,
you
will
beg
for
relief
from
the king you
have chosen, but
the
LORD
will
not answer you on
that day. ”
And
ye
have
cried
out
in
that day because
of
the king whom
ye
have chosen for
yourselves
, and
Jehovah
doth
not answer you in
that day. '
Nevertheless,
the people refused
to listen
to Samuel .
“No!”
they
said.
“We
must
have
a king over us .
And
the people refuse
to hearken
to the
voice
of
Samuel ,
and
say,
`Nay,
but
a king is
over us ,
Then
we will
be
like all the other
nations ,
with
a
king to
judge
us, to
go
out before us, and to
fight
our battles. ”
and
we have
been,
even
we,
like all the nations ;
and
our
king hath
judged
us, and
gone
out before us, and fought
our battles. '
Samuel listened
to
all the words of the people and repeated
them in the hearing
of the
LORD.
And
Samuel heareth
all the words of the people ,
and speaketh
them in the ears
of Jehovah;
“Listen
to their voice, ”
the
LORD
said
to Samuel.
“Appoint
a king for
them
. ”
Then
Samuel told
the men of Israel, “Everyone
must
go back
to his city. ”
and
Jehovah
saith
unto
Samuel,
`Hearken
to their voice, and
thou
hast
caused
to reign
over
them
a king. '
And
Samuel saith
unto
the men of Israel, `
Go ye
each
to his city. '
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