1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 The name of his first-born son was Jo'el, and the name of his second, Abi'jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
5 and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations."
6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to govern us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD.
7 And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
8 According to all the deeds which they have done to me, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you.
9 Now then, hearken to their voice; only, you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them."
10 So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking a king from him.
11 He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots;
12 and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.
13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.
14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.
15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
16 He will take your menservants and maidservants, and the best of your cattle and your asses, and put them to his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
18 And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the LORD will not answer you in that day."
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No! but we will have a king over us,
20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles."
21 And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD.
22 And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel then said to the men of Israel, "Go every man to his 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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