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1 Samuel 8

1 Samuel 8:10

Samuel’s Warning · 1 Samuel 8:10–18
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Translations

Modern
So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
Traditional
And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.
Literal
And Samuel told all the words of YHWH to the people who were asking from him a king.
Latin
Dixit itaque Samuel omnia verba Domini ad populum, qui petierat a se regem.

Original

Hebrew
English
So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

Notes

1 Samuel 8:10–18

These verses explain why being a king has downsides. Each sentence describes something the king would take. A king would seize things, not just protect them.

1 Samuel 8:1–12:25

When Israel was changing to a monarchy (rule by kings), neither God (1 Samuel 8:7–9) nor Samuel (1 Samuel 12:1–25) liked the people's request for a king. Saul, the first king (1 Samuel 9–11), did not succeed in his role (1 Samuel 13–31) and proved Samuel's warnings true (see 1 Samuel 8:10–18; compare 1 Samuel 16:1–13).

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel Kingship

People

Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings

Glossary

History of Israel Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Theocracy

Topics

Government: Mosaic: Chose, or Ratified, the Chief Ruler Government: Mosaic: Demands a King Israel: Under the Judges: They Demand a King Kings: Israel Warned Against Seeking Rulers: Wicked Samuel: People Desire a King; he Protests Tribute: Sometimes Exacted by Kings from Their own Subjects