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1 Samuel 8:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.” "

1 Samuel 8:5

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3 His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.

5 They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to the LORD.

7 The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

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"Therefore all the people turned again in haste, and the elders said to him, “Come, sit down among us, and show it to us, seeing God has given you the honor of an elder.”"

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"“Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” They brought back this message to the king."

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1 Samuel 8:1

"When Samuel was old, 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, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba."

1 Samuel 8:3

"His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice."

1 Samuel 8:4

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

1 Samuel 8:6

"But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to the LORD."

1 Samuel 8:7

"The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them."

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