1 Samuel 8:10

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Samuel relayed all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

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  • 1 Sam 8:4-9
    6 verses
    86%

    4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

    5 They said to him, 'You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us, like all the other nations.'

    6 But their request for a king displeased Samuel, and he prayed to the LORD.

    7 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king.

    8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.

    9 Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'

  • 1 Sam 8:18-22
    5 verses
    85%

    18 On that day, you will cry out because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.

    19 The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

    20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us, govern us, and fight our battles.

    21 Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.

    22 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to them and appoint a king for them.' Then Samuel said to the people of Israel, 'Each of you, return to your own town.'

  • 1 Sam 12:1
    82%

    1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, 'Here I am; I have listened to you in everything you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.'

  • 1 Sam 8:11
    82%

    11 He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will demand: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.

  • 1 Sam 10:23-25
    3 verses
    81%

    23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people, he was taller than any of them from his shoulders upward.

    24 Samuel said to the people, 'Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.' Then the people shouted, 'Long live the king!'

    25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them in a scroll and laid it before the LORD. Then he sent all the people away, each to their home.

  • 1 Sam 12:17-20
    4 verses
    80%

    17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call out to the LORD, and He will send thunder and rain. Then you will realize and see how great is the evil you have done in the eyes of the LORD by asking for a king.

    18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

    19 The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'

    20 Samuel said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.'

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    78%

    1 Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 15:10
    78%

    10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:

  • 1 Sam 12:12-13
    2 verses
    77%

    12 But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, came against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to reign over us,’ even though the LORD your God was your king.

    13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has set a king over you.

  • 1 Sam 9:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."

    18 Saul approached Samuel at the city gate and asked, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

  • 1 Sam 10:17
    76%

    17 Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah.

  • 1 Sam 9:15
    76%

    15 Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

  • Deut 17:14
    76%

    14 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and take possession of it and settle in it, and you say, 'Let us appoint a king over us, like all the nations around us,'

  • Hos 13:10
    75%

    10 Where now is your king to save you in all your cities? And where are your rulers, about whom you said, 'Give me a king and princes'?

  • Acts 13:21
    74%

    21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.

  • 1 Sam 11:12
    74%

    12 Then the people said to Samuel, "Who was it that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring those men to us, and we will put them to death."

  • 1 Sam 10:19
    74%

    19 'But today you have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and distresses. You have said to Him, "Set a king over us." Now present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.'

  • 1 Sam 15:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16 Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' Saul replied, 'Speak.'

    17 Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 3:18
    73%

    18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."

  • 1 Sam 28:17
    73%

    17 The LORD has done as he spoke through me. He has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.

  • 1 Sam 11:14
    72%

    14 Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there."

  • 1 Sam 10:9
    72%

    9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    72%

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 10:15
    72%

    15 Then Saul's uncle said, 'Please tell me what Samuel said to you.'

  • 1 Sam 10:1
    72%

    1 Then Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, 'Has not the LORD anointed you as ruler over His inheritance?'

  • 1 Sam 9:27
    72%

    27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."

  • 1 Sam 3:10
    72%

    10 The Lord came, stood there, and called as he had before: "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

  • 1 Sam 16:1
    71%

    1 The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons."

  • 1 Sam 13:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

    14 But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."

  • 1 Sam 16:3
    71%

    3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate to you.

  • 1 Sam 12:6
    71%

    6 Then Samuel said to the people, 'It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt.'

  • 1 Sam 8:1
    70%

    1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.