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Holman Christian Standard Bible 
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Israel’s Demand for a King
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|1 Samuel 8:1| When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. a
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|1 Samuel 8:2| His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba. b
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|1 Samuel 8:3| However, his sons did not walk in his ways — they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. c
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|1 Samuel 8:4| So all the elders of Israel gathered together and went to Samuel at Ramah. d
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|1 Samuel 8:5| They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not follow your example. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have.” e
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|1 Samuel 8:6| When they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” Samuel considered their demand sinful, so he prayed to the LORD.
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|1 Samuel 8:7| But the LORD told him, “Listen to the people and everything they say to you. They have not rejected you; they have rejected Me as their king. f
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|1 Samuel 8:8| They are doing the same thing to you that they have done to Me, 1 since the day I brought them out of Egypt until this day, abandoning Me and worshiping other gods.
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|1 Samuel 8:9| Listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them g and tell them about the rights of the king who will rule over them.”
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|1 Samuel 8:10| Samuel told all the LORD’s words to the people who were asking him for a king.
