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And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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When Samuel got to be an old man, he set his sons up as judges in Israel.
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When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.
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Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
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Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
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His firstborn son was named Joel, the name of his second, Abijah. They were assigned duty in Beersheba.
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The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
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The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
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Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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But his sons didn't take after him; they were out for what they could get for themselves, taking bribes, corrupting justice.
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But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
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But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
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But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
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Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
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Fed up, all the elders of Israel got together and confronted Samuel at Ramah.
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So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
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Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
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Finally, the leaders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
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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.
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They presented their case: "Look, you're an old man, and your sons aren't following in your footsteps. Here's what we want you to do: Appoint a king to rule us, just like everybody else."
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They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."
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and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
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"Look," they told him, "you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king like all the other nations have."
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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
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When Samuel heard their demand--"Give us a king to rule us!"-he was crushed. How awful! Samuel prayed to GOD.
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But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
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But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." So Samuel prayed to the LORD.
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Samuel was very upset with their request and went to the LORD for advice.
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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.
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GOD answered Samuel, "Go ahead and do what they're asking. They are not rejecting you. They've rejected me as their King.
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And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
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And the LORD said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
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"Do as they say," the LORD replied, "for it is me they are rejecting, not you. They don't want me to be their king any longer.
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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.
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From the day I brought them out of Egypt until this very day they've been behaving like this, leaving me for other gods. And now they're doing it to you.
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As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
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According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day--with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods--so they are doing to you also.
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Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually forsaken me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.
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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
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So let them have their own way. But warn them of what they're in for. Tell them the way kings operate, just what they're likely to get from a king."
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Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will do."
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Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them."
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Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about how a king will treat them."
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And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
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So Samuel told them, delivered GOD's warning to the people who were asking him to give them a king.
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Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
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So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked him for a king.
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So Samuel passed on the LORD's warning to the people.
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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.
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He said, "This is the way the kind of king you're talking about operates. He'll take your sons and make soldiers of them--chariotry, cavalry, infantry,
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He said, "This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.
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And he said, "This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots.
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"This is how a king will treat you," Samuel said. "The king will draft your sons into his army and make them run before his chariots.
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And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
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regimented in battalions and squadrons. He'll put some to forced labor on his farms, plowing and harvesting, and others to making either weapons of war or chariots in which he can ride in luxury.
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Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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Some will be commanders of his troops, while others will be slave laborers. Some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, while others will make his weapons and chariot equipment.
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And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
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He'll put your daughters to work as beauticians and waitresses and cooks.
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He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.
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He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
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The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him.
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And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
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He'll conscript your best fields, vineyards, and orchards and hand them over to his special friends.
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He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.
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And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.
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He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own servants.
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And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
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He'll tax your harvests and vintage to support his extensive bureaucracy.
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He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
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He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.
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He will take a tenth of your harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.
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And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
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Your prize workers and best animals he'll take for his own use.
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Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.
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And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
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He will want your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use.
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He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
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He'll lay a tax on your flocks and you'll end up no better than slaves.
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He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
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He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants.
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He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
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And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
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The day will come when you will cry in desperation because of this king you so much want for yourselves. But don't expect GOD to answer."
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When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."
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And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not hear you in that day."
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When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but the LORD will not help you."
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Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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But the people wouldn't listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We will have a king to rule us!
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But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us.
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Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No, but we will have a king over us,
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But the people refused to listen to Samuel's warning. "Even so, we still want a king," they said.
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That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
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Then we'll be just like all the other nations. Our king will rule us and lead us and fight our battles."
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Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles."
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that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles."
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"We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will govern us and lead us into battle."
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And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
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Samuel took in what they said and rehearsed it with GOD.
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When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD.
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And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
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So Samuel told the LORD what the people had said,
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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.
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GOD told Samuel, "Do what they say. Make them a king." Then Samuel dismissed the men of Israel: "Go home, each of you to your own city."
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The LORD answered, "Listen to them and give them a king." Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Everyone go back to his town."
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So the LORD said to Samuel, "Heed their voice, and make them a king." And Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Every man go to his city."
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and the LORD replied, "Do as they say, and give them a king." Then Samuel agreed and sent the people home.
