The Book of 1 Samuel, verse by verse...

[Glenda]

1Sa 8:3 And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.

 

[Eryk]

1SAM 8:4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

 

[doc329]

1 Samuel 8:5 (KJV) 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.

 

[Glenda]

1 Sa 8:6 And the thing was evil in Samuel's eyes when they said, Give to us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

 

[meh]

1 Samuel 8:7

And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

 

[doc329]

1 Samuel 8:8 (KJV) According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

 

[Eryk]

1SAM 8:9
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

 

[Glenda]

1Sa 8:10 And Samuel spoke all Jehovah's Words to the people who were asking a king from him.

 

[doc329]

1 Samuel 8:11 (KJV) 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.

 

[kayd1966]

[bible]1 samuel 8:12[/bible]

 

[ChristianCandy]

[bible]1 Samuel 8:13[/bible]

 

[meh]

1 Samuel 8:14

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

 

[kayd1966]

[bible]1 samuel 8:15[/bible]

 

[Glenda]

1Sa 8:16 And he will take your male slaves and your slave-girls, and the best of your young men, and your asses, and will use them for his own work.

 

[doc329]

1 Samuel 8:17 (KJV) He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

 

[Glenda]

1Sa 8:18 And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves. And Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

 

[doc329]

1 Samuel 8:19 (KJV) Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

 

[Glenda]

1Sa 8:20 And we shall be, even we, like all the nations. And our king shall judge us and shall go out before us and fight our battles.

 

[kayd1966]

[bible]1 samuel 8:21[/bible]

 

[meh]

1 Samuel 8:22

And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.