1 Samuel 8:11 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint {them} for himself, for his chariots, and {to be} his horsemen; and {some} shall run before his chariots.”

1 Samuel 8:11

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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. {hearken...: or, obey} {howbeit...: or, notwithstanding when thou hast solemnly protested against them then thou shalt}

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint {them} for himself, for his chariots, and {to be} his horsemen; and {some} shall run before his chariots.

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and {will set them} to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

And he will take your daughters {to be} confectionaries, and {to be} cooks, and {to be} bakers.

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1 Samuel 8:1

"And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel."

1 Samuel 8:2

"Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: {they were} judges in Beersheba."

1 Samuel 8:3

"And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment."

1 Samuel 8:4

"Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,"

1 Samuel 8:5

"And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."

1 Samuel 8:6

"But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. {displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of}"

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