1 Samuel 8:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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  • Deut 16:18-19 : 18 Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. 19 You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.
  • 1 Tim 5:21 : 21 I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing with partiality.
  • Judg 5:10 : 10 Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
  • Judg 8:22-23 : 22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, both you, and your son, and your grandson also: for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
  • Judg 10:4 : 4 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
  • Judg 12:14 : 14 And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys: and he judged Israel eight years.
  • 2 Chr 19:5-6 : 5 And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
  • Neh 7:2 : 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.

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

    2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

    3But his sons 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,

    5And said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

    6But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.

    7And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to 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.

    8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, by forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you also.

    9Now therefore listen to their voice: however, you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

    10And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked of him a king.

    11And he said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for his own use, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

  • 1 Sam 7:15-16
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    75%

    15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

    16And he went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.

  • 1 Sam 12:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

    2And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood until this day.

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

    21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he reported them in the ears of the LORD.

    22And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Each of you go to your city.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
    71%

    1So when David was old and full of years, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 1:20
    71%

    20So it came to pass, when the time had come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 6:27-28
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    71%

    27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

    28And the sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni and Abiah.

  • Acts 13:20-21
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    71%

    20And after that he gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

    21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

  • 1 Sam 2:21-22
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    70%

    21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

    22Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

  • 1 Sam 3:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.

    2And it happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, that he could not see;

    3And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down,

  • 1 Sam 17:12
    69%

    12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.

  • 1 Sam 15:10
    69%

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

  • 1 Sam 16:10
    69%

    10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD has not chosen these.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
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    3Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 3:20
    68%

    20And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

  • Judg 2:19
    68%

    19And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them; they did not cease from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • 1 Sam 15:1
    68%

    1Samuel also said to Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over His people, over Israel: now therefore listen to the voice of the words of the LORD.

  • Judg 12:14
    68%

    14And he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys: and he judged Israel eight years.

  • Judg 12:8-9
    2 verses
    68%

    8And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

    9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and brought in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    68%

    17And Samuel said, When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel?

  • 1 Sam 12:6
    67%

    6And Samuel said to the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 16:4
    67%

    4And Samuel did what the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Do you come peaceably?

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

    25If one man sins against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sins against the LORD, who shall intercede for him? Nevertheless, they did not listen to the voice of their father, because the LORD desired to kill them.

    26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD and also with men.

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

    14And they went up to the city: and when they came into the city, behold, Samuel came out towards them, to go up to the high place.

    15Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    67%

    6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

  • 1 Sam 10:1
    67%

    1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed you to be captain over His inheritance?

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    67%

    19Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

  • 1 Sam 3:16
    67%

    16Then Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here I am.

  • 1 Chr 10:8
    67%

    8And it came to pass on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 7:5
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    5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD.