8:1 And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when
Samuel
[is]
aged,
that
he
maketh
his
sons
judges
over
Israel.
8:2 And
the
name
of
his
first-born
son
is
Joel,
and
the
name
of
his
second
Abiah,
judges
in
Beer-Sheba:
8:3 and
his
sons
have
not
walked
in
his
ways,
and
turn
aside
after
the
dishonest
gain,
and
take
a
bribe,
and
turn
aside
judgment.
8:4 And
all
the
elders
of
Israel
gather
themselves
together,
and
come
in
unto
Samuel
to
Ramath,
8:5 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.'
8:6 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.
8:7 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.
8:8 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.
8:9 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.'
8:10 And
Samuel
speaketh
all
the
words
of
Jehovah
unto
the
people
who
are
asking
from
him
a
king,
8:11 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;
8:12 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.
8:13 `And
your
daughters
he
doth
take
for
perfumers,
and
for
cooks,
and
for
bakers;
8:14 and
your
fields,
and
your
vineyards,
and
your
olive-yards--the
best--he
doth
take,
and
hath
given
to
his
servants.
8:15 And
your
seed
and
your
vineyards
he
doth
tithe,
and
hath
given
to
his
eunuchs,
and
to
his
servants.
8:16 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;
8:17 your
flock
he
doth
tithe,
and
ye
are
to
him
for
servants.
8:18 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.'
8:19 And
the
people
refuse
to
hearken
to
the
voice
of
Samuel,
and
say,
`Nay,
but
a
king
is
over
us,
8:20 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.'
8:21 And
Samuel
heareth
all
the
words
of
the
people,
and
speaketh
them
in
the
ears
of
Jehovah;
8:22 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.'
