1 Samuel 8:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

When Samuel was nowe become olde, he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 16:18-19 : 18 Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with righteous iudgement. 19 Wrest not thou ye Law, nor respect any person, neither take rewarde: for the reward blindeth ye eyes of the wise, & peruerteth ye worde of ye iust.
  • 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I charge thee before God & the Lord Iesus Christ, and the elect Angels, that thou obserue these thinges without preferring one to an other, and doe nothing partially.
  • Judg 5:10 : 10 Speake ye that ride on white asses, yee that dwel by Middin, & that walke by the way.
  • Judg 8:22-23 : 22 Then the men of Israel sayd vnto Gideon, Reigne thou ouer vs, both thou, & thy sonne, and thy sonnes sonne: for thou hast deliuered vs out of the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon sayde vnto them, I will not reigne ouer you, neither shal my childe reigne ouer you, but the Lord shal reigne ouer you.
  • Judg 10:4 : 4 And he had thirtie sonnes that rode on thirtie assecolts, and they had thirtie cities, which are called Hauoth-Iair vnto this day, and are in the land of Gilead.
  • Judg 12:14 : 14 And he had fourty sonnes and thirtie nephewes that rode on seuentie assecoltes: and he iudged Israel eight yeeres.
  • 2 Chr 19:5-6 : 5 And hee set iudges in the lande throughout all the strong cities of Iudah, citie by citie, 6 And said to the iudges, Take heede what ye doe: for yee execute not the iudgements of man, but of the Lorde, and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement.
  • Neh 7:2 : 2 Then I commanded my brother Hanani and Hananiah the prince of the palace in Ierusalem (for he was doubtlesse a faithfull man, and feared God aboue many)

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 8:2-11
    10 verses
    81%

    2(And the name of his eldest sonne was Ioel, and the name of the second Abiah) euen Iudges in Beer-sheba.

    3And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.

    4Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,

    5And said vnto him, Beholde, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: make vs nowe a King to iudge vs like all nations.

    6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the Lord.

    7And the Lord said vnto Samuel, Heare the voyce of the people in all that they shall say vnto thee: for they haue not cast thee away, but they haue cast me away, that I should not reigne ouer the.

    8As they haue euer done since I brought them out of Egypt euen vnto this day, (and haue forsaken me, and serued other gods) euen so doe they vnto thee.

    9Nowe therefore hearken vnto their voyce: howbeit yet testifie vnto them, and shewe them the maner of ye King that shall reigne ouer them.

    10So Samuel told all the wordes of the Lord vnto the people that asked a King of him.

    11And he saide, This shall be the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer you: he will take your sonnes, and appoint them to his charets, and to be his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charet.

  • 1 Sam 7:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15And Samuel iudged Israel all the dayes of his life,

    16And went about yeere by yere to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and iudged Israel in all those places.

  • 1 Sam 12:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Samuel then said vnto all Israel, Behold, I haue hearkened vnto your voyce in all that yee sayde vnto mee, and haue appoynted a King ouer you.

    2Now therefore behold, your King walketh before you, and I am old and graie headed, and beholde, my sonnes are with you: and I haue walked before you fro my childhode vnto this day.

  • 1 Sam 8:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21Therefore when Samuel heard all ye wordes of ye people, he rehearsed the in ye eares of ye Lord.

    22And the Lord saide to Samuel, Hearken vnto their voyce, and make them a King; Samuel said vnto the men of Israel, Goe euery man vnto his citie.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
    71%

    1So when Dauid was olde and full of dayes, he made Salomon his sonne King ouer Israel.

  • 1 Sam 1:20
    71%

    20For in processe of time Hannah conceiued, and bare a sonne, and she called his name Samuel, Because, said she, I haue asked him of the Lord.

  • 1 Chr 6:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elkanah his sonne,

    28And the sonnes of Shemuel, the eldest Vashni, then Abiah.

  • Acts 13:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20Then afterward he gaue vnto them Iudges about foure hundreth and fiftie yeeres, vnto the time of Samuel the Prophet.

    21So after that, they desired a King, & God gaue vnto them Saul, the sonne of Cis, a man of ye tribe of Beniamin, by the space of fourty yeres.

  • 1 Sam 2:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21And the Lorde visited Hannah, so that she conceiued, & bare three sonnes, & two daughters; the childe Samuel grewe before the Lord.

    22So Eli was very olde, and heard all that his sonnes did vnto all Israel, and howe they laye with the women that assembled at the doore of the tabernacle of the Congregation.

  • 1 Sam 3:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.

    2And at that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dimme that he could not see.

    3And yet the light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lorde, where the Arke of God was.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
    69%

    12Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 15:10
    69%

    10Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Samuel, saying,

  • 1 Sam 16:10
    69%

    10Againe Ishai made his seue sonnes to come before Samuel: and Samuel saide vnto Ishai, The Lord hath chosen none of these.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    68%

    3So came all the Elders of Israel to the King to Hebron, & Dauid made a couenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; they anoynted Dauid King ouer Israel, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 3:20
    68%

    20And all Israel fro Dan to Beer-sheba knew that faithfull Samuel was the Lordes Prophet.

  • Judg 2:19
    68%

    19Yet when the Iudge was dead, they returned, and did worse then their fathers, in following other gods to serue them and worshippe them: they ceased not from their owne inuentions, nor from their rebellious way.

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    68%

    1Afterward Samuel said vnto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee King ouer his people, ouer Israel: nowe therefore obey the voyce of the wordes of the Lord.

  • Judg 12:14
    68%

    14And he had fourty sonnes and thirtie nephewes that rode on seuentie assecoltes: and he iudged Israel eight yeeres.

  • Judg 12:8-9
    2 verses
    68%

    8After him Ibzan of Beth-lehem iudged Israel,

    9Who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, which he sent out, & tooke in thirtie daughters from abroade for his sonnes; he iudged Israel seuen yeere.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    68%

    17Then Samuel saide, When thou wast litle in thine owne sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? For the Lord anointed thee King ouer Israel.

  • 1 Sam 12:6
    67%

    6Then Samuel sayde vnto the people, It is the Lord that made Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 16:4
    67%

    4So Samuel did that the Lorde bade him, and came to Beth-lehem, and the Elders of the towne were astonied at his coming, and sayd, Commest thou peaceablie?

  • 1 Sam 2:25-26
    2 verses
    67%

    25If one man sinne against another, the Iudge shal iudge it: but if a man sinne against the Lord, who will pleade for him? Notwithstanding they obeyed not the voyce of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

    26(Nowe the childe Samuel profited and grewe, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men)

  • 1 Sam 9:14-15
    2 verses
    67%

    14Then they went vp into the citie, & when they were come into the middes of the citie, Samuel came out against them, to goe vp to the hie place.

    15But the Lord had reueiled to Samuel secretly (a day before Saul came) saying,

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    67%

    6And when they were come, hee looked on Eliab, and saide, Surely the Lordes Anointed is before him.

  • 1 Sam 10:1
    67%

    1Then Samuel tooke a viole of oyle and powred it vpon his head, and kissed him, and saide, Hath not the Lord anointed thee to be gouernour ouer his inheritance?

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    67%

    19But the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but did say, Nay, but there shall be a King ouer vs.

  • 1 Sam 3:16
    67%

    16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne; he answered, Here I am.

  • 1 Chr 10:8
    67%

    8And on the morrowe when the Philistims came to spoyle them that were slaine, they found Saul and his sonnes lying in mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 7:5
    67%

    5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.