1Sa 8 | EngLXX | STEP | And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

‏ 1 Samuel 8

1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 And theseare the names of his sons; Joel the firstborn, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee. 3 And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts,and perverted judgments. 4 And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel, 5 and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; andnow set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nationshave. 6 And the thingwas evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayedto the Lord. 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall sayto you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them. 8 According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I broughtthem out of Egypt until this day, evenas they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to you. 9 And now hearken to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shalldescribe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them. 10 And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king. 11 And he said, This shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shalltake your sons, and put them in his chariots, and among his horsemen, and running before his chariots, 12 andhis manner shall be to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implementsof his chariots. 13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers. 14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good olive yards, and givethem to his servants. 15 And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and giveit to his eunuchs, and to his servants. 16 And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses,and will take the tenth of them for his works. 17 And he will tithe your flocks; and you⌃ shall be his servants. 18 And you⌃ shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you⌃ have chosen to yourselves,and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you⌃ have chosen to yourselves a king. 19 But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shallbe a king over us. 20 An we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go outbefore us, and fight our battles. 21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuelsaid to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.