^{1 Ref} Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

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

^{3 Ref} And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

^{4 Ref} Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

^{5 Ref} And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

^{6 Ref} But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

^{7 Ref} And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

^{8 Ref} As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

^{9 Ref} Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

¹⁰ And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.

^{11 Ref} And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

^{12 Ref} And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.

¹³ Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.

^{14 Ref} He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.

^{15 Ref} He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

¹⁶ He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

^{18 Ref} Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

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

^{20 Ref} So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

^{21 Ref} Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

^{22 Ref} And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let every man go back to his town.

^{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.

^{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.