1 In his old age Samuel appointed his sons judges over Israel.
2 His first-born was named Joel, his second son, Abijah; they judged at Beer-sheba.
3 His sons did not follow his example but sought illicit gain and accepted bribes, perverting justice.
4 Therefore all the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah
5 and said to him, "Now that you are old, and your sons do not follow your example, appoint a king over us, as other nations have, to judge us."
6 Samuel was displeased when they asked for a king to judge them. He prayed to the LORD, however,
7 who said in answer: "Grant the people's every request. It is not you they reject, they are rejecting me as their king.
8 As they have treated me constantly from the day I brought them up from Egypt to this day, deserting me and worshiping strange gods, so do they treat you too.
9 Now grant their request; but at the same time, warn them solemnly and inform them of the rights of the king who will rule them."
10 Samuel delivered the message of the LORD in full to those who were asking him for a king.
11 He told them: "The rights of the king who will rule you will be as follows: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run before his chariot.
12 He will also appoint from among them his commanders of groups of a thousand and of a hundred soldiers. He will set them to do his plowing and his harvesting, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.
13 He will use your daughters as ointment-makers, as cooks, and as bakers.
14 He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials.
15 He will tithe your crops and your vineyards, and give the revenue to his eunuchs and his slaves.
16 He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best oxen and your asses, and use them to do his work.
17 He will tithe your flocks and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 When this takes place, you will complain against the king whom you have chosen, but on that day the LORD will not answer you."
19 The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel's warning and said, "Not so! There must be a king over us.
20 We too must be like other nations, with a king to rule us and to lead us in warfare and fight our battles."
21 When Samuel had listened to all the people had to say, he repeated it to the LORD,
22 who then said to him, "Grant their request and appoint a king to rule them." Samuel thereupon said to the men of Israel, "Each of you go to his own city."
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 8:
Chapter 8 of 1 Samuel describes the moment when the people of Israel asks Samuel to establish a king to rule over them, even if it means rejecting God's direct leadership over the nation. The central question of the chapter is the tension between the will of the people of having a human king and God's will to rule Israel directly. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in 1 Samuel 8:
Deuteronomy 17:14-15: "When you enter the earth that the Lord your God gives you, and possesses it, and inhabits, and said, I will put upon me a king, like all the nations that are around me; upon you a king, may the Lord your God choose; among thy brethren you shall be king upon you, you will not be able to over a strange man, other than your brothers. " This verse describes God's law for the choice of a king in Israel, indicating that this decision should not be made lightly and that the king must be chosen from the Israelites themselves.
1 Samuel 9:16: "Tomorrow, at this time, I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, who you will anoint Prince about my Israel people, and he will rid my people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked To my people, because their cry came to me. " In this verse, God tells Samuel that he will choose a leader to Israel, indicating that the king's choice is not a new or strange idea, but that the process must be guided by God's will.
1 Samuel 10:24: "Samuel said to all the people, Do you see whom the Lord has chosen? This verse describes Saul's anointing as king of Israel, confirming that God has chosen a king to lead the nation.
1 Samuel 12:12: "See, for, who in the King of the children of Ammon, came against you, you have been told, no, but a king shall reign upon us; but the Lord your God will be your king." In this verse, Samuel reminds the people of his choice of a king and highlights the importance of continuing to trust God as his true leader.
1 Chronicles 29:11-12: "Your, Lord, is greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty; for thy is all that there is in heaven and on earth; thy, Lord, it is the kingdom, and You have exalted you for boss over all. Riches and glory come from you, you dominate over everything, in your hand there is strength and power; These verses bring a reflection on God's sovereignty and his position as king about everything that exists, including riches and power. Chapter 8 of 1 Samuel deals with the choice of an earthly king by the Israelites, but these verses of chronicles 29 highlight that true authority and power belong to God.
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