^{1 Ref} And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

^{2 Ref} Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

^{3 Ref} And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

^{4 Ref} Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;

^{5 Ref} 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 Ref} But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.

^{7 Ref} And Jehovah 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 unto the people that asked of him a king.

^{11 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

^{15 Ref} 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 Ref} And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

^{19 Ref} But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.

^{22 Ref} And Jehovah 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 Ref} It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

^{2 Ref} Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

^{3 Ref} His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

^{4 Ref} Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;

^{5 Ref} and 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 Ref} But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

^{7 Ref} 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, that I should not be king over them.

^{8 Ref} 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 do they also to you.

^{9 Ref} Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

¹⁰ Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who asked of him a king.

^{11 Ref} He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

^{12 Ref} and he will appoint them to 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 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

^{14 Ref} He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

^{15 Ref} He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

¹⁶ He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best 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 servants.

^{18 Ref} You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.

^{19 Ref} But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.

^{22 Ref} Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.