1 SAMUEL Chapter 8 (GNB)
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When Samuel grew old, he made his sons judges in Israel.
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The older son was named Joel and the younger one Abijah; they were judges in
Beersheba.
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But they did not follow their father's example; they were interested only in
making money, so they accepted bribes and did not decide cases honestly.
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Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah,
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and said to him, "Look, you are getting old and your sons don't follow
your example. So then, appoint a king to rule over us, so that we will have a
king, as other countries have."
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Samuel was displeased with their request for a king; so he prayed to the LORD,
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and the LORD said, "Listen to everything the people say to you. You are
not the one they have rejected; I am the one they have rejected as their king.
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Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have turned away from me and
worshiped other gods; and now they are doing to you what they have always done
to me.
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So then, listen to them, but give them strict warnings and explain how their
kings will treat them."
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Samuel told the people who were asking him for a king everything that the LORD
had said to him.
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"This is how your king will treat you," Samuel explained. "He
will make soldiers of your sons; some of them will serve in his war chariots,
others in his cavalry, and others will run before his chariots.
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He will make some of them officers in charge of a thousand men, and others in
charge of fifty men. Your sons will have to plow his fields, harvest his crops,
and make his weapons and the equipment for his chariots.
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Your daughters will have to make perfumes for him and work as his cooks and his
bakers.
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He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to
his officials.
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He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers
and other officials.
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He will take your servants and your best cattle and donkeys, and make them work
for him.
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He will take a tenth of your flocks. And you yourselves will become his slaves.
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When that time comes, you will complain bitterly because of your king, whom you
yourselves chose, but the LORD will not listen to your complaints."
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The people paid no attention to Samuel, but said, "No! We want a king,
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so that we will be like other nations, with our own king to rule us and to lead
us out to war and to fight our battles."
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Samuel listened to everything they said and then went and told it to the LORD.
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The LORD answered, "Do what they want and give them a king." Then
Samuel told all the men of Israel to go back home.
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