1 Samuel 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.
2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel; the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
3 The sons didn't follow their father's example but turned to dishonest ways of making money. They took bribes and denied people justice. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
4 Then all the leaders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
5 They told him, |You're old, and your sons aren't following your example. Now appoint a king to judge us so that we will be like all the other nations.| and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.” They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”
6 But Samuel considered it wrong for them to request a king to judge them. So Samuel prayed to the LORD. But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the LORD. But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
7 The LORD told Samuel, |Listen to everything the people are saying to you. They haven't rejected you; they've rejected me. And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
8 They're doing just what they've done since I took them out of Egypt-leaving me and serving other gods. According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
9 Listen to them now, but be sure to warn them and tell them about the rights of a king.| Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
10 Then Samuel told the people who had asked him for a king everything the LORD had said. So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking for a king from him. Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
11 Samuel said, |These are the rights of a king: He will draft your sons, make them serve on his chariots and horses, and make them run ahead of his chariots. He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.
12 He will appoint them to be his officers over 1,000 or over 50 soldiers, to plow his ground and harvest his crops, and to make weapons and equipment for his chariots. And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
13 He will take your daughters and have them make perfumes, cook, and bake. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.
14 He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his officials. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.
15 He will take a tenth of your grain and wine and give it to his aids and officials. He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
16 He will take your male and female slaves, your best cattle, and your donkeys for his own use. He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work. Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.
17 He will take a tenth of your flocks. In addition, you will be his servants. He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 |When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves. The LORD will not answer you when that day comes.| And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.” When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said, |No, we want a king! But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us.
20 Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out [to war], and fight our battles.| 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.” Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
21 When Samuel heard everything the people had to say, he reported it privately to the LORD. And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD. When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD.
22 The LORD told him, |Listen to them, and give them a king.| Then Samuel told the people of Israel, |Go [back] to your own cities.| And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.” The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
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