Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. New Living Translation Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel. English Standard Version Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah Berean Standard Bible So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. King James Bible Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, New King James Version Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, New American Standard Bible Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah; NASB 1995 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah; NASB 1977 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah; Legacy Standard Bible Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah; Amplified Bible Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah Christian Standard Bible So all the elders of Israel gathered together and went to Samuel at Ramah. Holman Christian Standard Bible So all the elders of Israel gathered together and went to Samuel at Ramah. American Standard Version Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah; Contemporary English Version One day the nation's leaders came to Samuel at Ramah English Revised Version Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah: GOD'S WORD® Translation Then all the leaders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. Good News Translation Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah, International Standard Version All the elders of Israel gathered together, and came to Samuel at Ramah. Majority Standard Bible So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. NET Bible So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah. New Heart English Bible Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah; Webster's Bible Translation Then all the elders of Israel assembled, and came to Samuel to Ramah, World English Bible Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd all [the] elderly of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Samuel at Ramath, Young's Literal Translation And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath, Smith's Literal Translation And all the old men of Israel will gather together and will come to Samuel to Ramah; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen all the ancients of Israel being assembled, came to Samuel to Ramatha. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah. New American Bible Therefore all the elders of Israel assembled and went to Samuel at Ramah New Revised Standard Version Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramtha, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And all the Elders of the children of Israel assembled, and they came to Shemueil at Ramtha OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel Demands a King…3But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. 4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. 5“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 17:14-20 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” / you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers. / But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ ... Hosea 13:10-11 Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. Judges 8:22-23 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” / But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.” 1 Samuel 10:19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.” 1 Samuel 12:12-17 But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king. / Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you. / If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. ... 1 Samuel 12:19 They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.” 1 Samuel 12:1-5 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king. / Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. / Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.” ... 1 Samuel 7:15-17 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. / Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. / Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD. 1 Samuel 9:1-2 Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. / And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people. 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? 1 Samuel 11:14-15 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.” / So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly. 1 Samuel 15:1-3 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” 1 Samuel 16:12-13 So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.” / So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah. 1 Samuel 19:1 Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David, Treasury of Scripture Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah, the elders Exodus 3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: Exodus 24:1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. 2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. Jump to Previous Assembled Elders Israel Ramah Ramath Responsible Samuel Themselves TogetherJump to Next Assembled Elders Israel Ramah Ramath Responsible Samuel Themselves Together1 Samuel 8 1. By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites ask a king6. Samuel praying in grief is comforted by God 10. He tells the manner of a king 19. God wills Samuel to yield unto the importunity of the people So all the elders of Israel The term "elders" in Hebrew is "זְקֵנִים" (zeqenim), which refers to the leaders or senior figures within the community. Historically, these elders were respected for their wisdom and experience, often serving as judges or advisors. In the context of ancient Israel, the elders held significant authority and were responsible for representing the people in important matters. Their gathering signifies a unified decision-making process, reflecting the communal nature of Israelite society. This moment marks a pivotal shift in Israel's governance, as the elders seek to transition from a theocratic system under judges to a monarchy. gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So allכֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the elders זִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc gathered together וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ (way·yiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6908: To gather, collect and came וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel at Ramah. הָרָמָֽתָה׃ (hā·rā·mā·ṯāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel Links 1 Samuel 8:4 NIV1 Samuel 8:4 NLT 1 Samuel 8:4 ESV 1 Samuel 8:4 NASB 1 Samuel 8:4 KJV 1 Samuel 8:4 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 8:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 8:4 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 8:4 French Bible 1 Samuel 8:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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