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1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 And the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second Abijah—judges in Beersheba. 3 And his sons did not walk in his ways, and they turned aside after dishonest gain, and they took bribes and perverted justice. 4 And all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, 5 and they said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint to us a king to judge us like all the nations.” 6 And the thing was bad in the eyes of Samuel when they said, “Give to us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to YHWH. 7 And YHWH said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but Me they have rejected from reigning over them. 1 Samuel 8:1-7, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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