| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. | 1And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel. |
| 2The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. | 2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba. |
| 3But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. | 3His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice. |
| 4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, | 4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah; |
| 5and 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.” | 5and they said to him, "Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations." |
| 6But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to the LORD. | 6But the thing was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD. |
| 7And 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. | 7The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them. |
| 8According 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. | 8"Like all the deeds which they have done since the day that I brought them up from Egypt even to this day-- in that they have forsaken Me and served other gods-- so they are doing to you also. |
| 9Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.” | 9"Now then, listen to their voice; however, you shall solemnly warn them and tell them of the procedure of the king who will reign over them." |
| 10So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked him for a king. | 10So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who had asked of him a king. |
| 11And 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. | 11He said, "This will be the procedure of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and they will run before his chariots. |
| 12He 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. | 12"He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. |
| 13He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. | 13"He will also take your daughters for perfumers and cooks and bakers. |
| 14And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. | 14"He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his servants. |
| 15He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. | 15"He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants. |
| 16And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. | 16"He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work. |
| 17He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. | 17"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants. |
| 18And 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.” | 18"Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day." |
| 19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, | 19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us, |
| 20that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” | 20that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." |
| 21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD. | 21Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORD'S hearing. |
| 22So 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.” | 22The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice and appoint them a king." So Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Go every man to his city." |
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