Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders. New Living Translation As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. English Standard Version When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. Berean Standard Bible When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. King James Bible And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. New King James Version Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. New American Standard Bible Now it came about, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. NASB 1995 And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel. NASB 1977 And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel. Legacy Standard Bible And it happened when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel. Amplified Bible And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. Christian Standard Bible When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. American Standard Version And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. English Revised Version And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. Good News Translation When Samuel grew old, he made his sons judges in Israel. International Standard Version When Samuel became old, he appointed his sons judges over Israel. Majority Standard Bible When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. NET Bible In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel. New Heart English Bible It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. World English Bible When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it comes to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he makes his sons judges over Israel. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, when Samuel is aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel. Smith's Literal Translation And it will be when Samuel was old, he set his sons judges to Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. New American Bible In his old age Samuel appointed his sons judges over Israel. New Revised Standard Version When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAND it came to pass, when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And it was that when Shemueil was old, he made his sons Judges over Israel OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel Demands a King1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. 2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.… 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.’ ... 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.” 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. 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 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 12:19 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 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 Kings 8:16-20 ‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’ / Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. ... 1 Kings 12:1-20 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ... 2 Kings 17:21 When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. 2 Chronicles 10:1-19 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ... Psalm 78:70-72 He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; / from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. / So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands. Isaiah 3:4-5 “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.” / The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable. Jeremiah 8:19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?” Matthew 21:43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. A. Deuteronomy 16:18,19 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment… Judges 8:22,23 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian… 2 Chronicles 19:5,6 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, … sons judges Judges 5:10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. Judges 10:4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. Judges 12:14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. Jump to Previous Aged Appointed Israel Judges Maketh SamuelJump to Next Aged Appointed Israel Judges Maketh Samuel1 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 As Samuel grew old The phrase "As Samuel grew old" marks a significant transition in the narrative of Israel's history. The Hebrew root for "grew old" is "zaqen," which not only refers to physical aging but also implies wisdom and experience. Samuel, a pivotal figure in Israel's history, was a prophet, priest, and judge. His aging signifies a shift from his direct leadership, which had been marked by faithfulness and dedication to God. This transition period is crucial as it sets the stage for Israel's demand for a king, highlighting the tension between divine leadership and human governance. he appointed his sons as judges over Israel The following little table, showing the events in the life of Samuel, will assist the student of the Bible story:-- 1st period, 12 years 2 period about 15 to 20 years. The child life in the Tabernacle service, under the guardianship of Eli. The boy is called by the holy Voice to be a prophet; Josephus states that this happened in his twelfth year. The boy-prophet remains in Shiloh The people gradually come to the knowledge that a new prophet had risen up among them. He stays with Eli until his death, after the disastrous battle of Aphek and the capture of the Ark. Shiloh was probably destroyed by the Philistines after the battle of Aphek. 3rd period, 20 year. He works unweariedly up and down among the people, and rouses them to renounce idolatry, and under the Eternal's protection to win their freedom. 4th period, probably nearly 20 years. 5th period. Samuel judges Israel, now a free nation, again. The Eternal God-Friend acknowledged by the people as King. Samuel the seer and judge and Saul the king govern Israel. (2) They were judges in Beer-sheba.--It was natural that the father, as the infirmities of old age were beginning to make his toilsome life more burden some, should turn to his sons, and endeavour to train them up to share in his high duties, but beyond the natural regret of a father that the honours and dignities he had himself so hardly won should pass from his house for ever, no murmur seems to have escaped Samuel's lips when the will of the Eternal was made known to him; and the aged prophet, forgetting he had sons and a house which bore his name, was the principal agent in the establishment of the king, in whom all the powers of the judge were to be merged. It is probable that at the time when old age was beginning to enfeeble the strength of Samuel, and many of the duties devolved upon his worthless sons, the Philistines recovered much of their lost power over the southern districts of Israel. The names of these sons are especially significant of the holy atmosphere their father lived in. Joel signifies Jehovah is God; and Abiah, Jehovah a Father. But the glorious traditions of Samuel were quickly forgotten by these unworthy men who called him father. Josephus supplements the Biblical record by stating that while one of these sons remained in Beer-sheba, the other "judged" in the north of the land. Verse 1. - When Samuel was old. As Samuel lived for very many years after this time, till towards the close of Saul's reign, he was probably not more than sixty when this happened. The dates are all very uncertain, but he was probably between twenty and thirty when Shiloh was captured, and no doubt, according to Israelite custom, had married as soon as he arrived at manhood. Then came the most important and active period of his life, during which the ark rested for twenty years in the house of Abinadab, and Samuel was traversing every part of the country, preaching repentance, and preparing the people for a revolt from the tyranny of the Philistines. Upon this followed the victory at Mizpah, and the establishment of Samuel as judge. Now some considerable time would elapse before Samuel so felt the weight of increasing years as to delegate a part of his authority to his sons, and more again before the national discontent at their covetousness became general. The Talmud, however, represents Samuel as being at this time only fifty-two years of age, while Abravanel says seventy, and the latter number is by no means impossible; for as a Nazarite Samuel would lead a life of perfect temperance, and his predecessor Eli lived to be ninety-eight, and died then by an accident. Still, probably, Abravanel's calculation is too high, and we must remember that besides the misconduct of Samuel's sons, there was the growing danger of the re-establishment of the domination of the Philistines to quicken the people's movements. They had garrisons again in Israel when Saul was chosen king, and it was this which made the nation long for a change, but. their choice would probably have fallen upon one of Samuel's sons had either of them been worthy. A king they had long wished for; it is only when they saw that none of Samuel's race would give them internal peace and security that they took public action for the appointment of some one else.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel grew old, זָקֵ֖ן (zā·qên) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2204: To be or become old he appointed וַיָּ֧שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set his sons בָּנָ֛יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son as judges שֹׁפְטִ֖ים (šō·p̄ə·ṭîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate over Israel. לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links 1 Samuel 8:1 NIV1 Samuel 8:1 NLT 1 Samuel 8:1 ESV 1 Samuel 8:1 NASB 1 Samuel 8:1 KJV 1 Samuel 8:1 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 8:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 8:1 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 8:1 French Bible 1 Samuel 8:1 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 8:1 It happened when Samuel was old that (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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