Translations
Modern
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
Traditional
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
Literal
And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and I have made reign over you a king.
Latin
Dixit autem Samuel ad universum Israël: Ecce audivi vocem vestram juxta omnia quæ locuti estis ad me, et constitui super vos regem.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
Notes
The confirmation of Saul as king at Gilgal was the last step in making him king (1 Samuel 11:12–15). It was also a suitable time for Samuel to give his farewell speech as Israel's leader.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings