1 Samuel 8:4
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah.
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- 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the LORD there.
- 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel.
- Exod 3:16 : 16 “Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them,‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, appeared to me– the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob– saying,“I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,
- Exod 24:1 : 1 The Lord Ratifies the Covenant But to Moses the LORD said,“Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from a distance.
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- 1 Sam 8:5-117 verses84%
5 They said to him,“Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have.”
6 But this request displeased Samuel, for they said,“Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the LORD.
7 The LORD said to Samuel,“Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.
8 Just as they have done from the day that I brought them up from Egypt until this very day, they have rejected me and have served other gods. This is what they are also doing to you.
9 So now do as they say. But you must warn them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.”
10 So Samuel spoke all of the LORD’S words to the people who were asking him for a king.
11 He said,“Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.
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1 Israel Seeks a King In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
- 1 Sam 8:19-224 verses79%
19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“No! There will be a king over us!
20 We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”
21 So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the LORD.
22 The LORD said to Samuel,“Do as they say and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel,“Each of you go back to his own city.”
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4 Samuel did what the LORD told him. When he arrived in Bethlehem, the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They said,“Do you come in peace?”
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1 Samuel said to all Israel,“I have done everything you requested. I have given you a king.
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3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.
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17 Then Samuel called the people together before the LORD at Mizpah.
- 1 Sam 7:5-62 verses76%
5 Then Samuel said,“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”
6 After they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. They fasted on that day, and they confessed there,“We have sinned against the LORD.”So Samuel led the people of Israel at Mizpah.
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14 Samuel said to the people,“Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
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4 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.
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1 The King Institutes Religious Reform The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.
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14 So they went up to the town. As they were heading for the middle of the town, Samuel was coming in their direction to go up to the high place.
15 Now the day before Saul arrived, the LORD had told Samuel:
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29 The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.
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3 When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.
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1 Well-Deserved Judgment Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.
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34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
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3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.
4 The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
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10 Then the LORD’s message came to Samuel:
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3 When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel.
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1 Samuel revealed the word of the LORD to all Israel.The Ark of the Covenant is Lost to the PhilistinesThen the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. They camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped at Aphek.
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1 Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the LORD’s covenant from the City of David(that is, Zion).
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29 Then Moses and Aaron went and brought together all the Israelite elders.
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3 But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.
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15 So Samuel led Israel all the days of his life.
16 Year after year he used to travel the circuit of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; he used to judge Israel in all of these places.
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1 Saul Is Rejected as King Then Samuel said to Saul,“I was the one the LORD sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the LORD says.
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19 All the people said to Samuel,“Pray to the LORD your God on behalf of us– your servants– so we won’t die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king.”
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17 Then some of the elders of Judah stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,
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25 Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work. He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.
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1 Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.
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20 All Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba realized that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
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4 When the messengers went to Gibeah(where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.
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2 David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.
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12 Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed,“Saul has gone to Carmel where he is setting up a monument for himself.” Then Samuel left and went down to Gilgal.
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18 As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said,“Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
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1 The Death of Samuel Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
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11 But Samuel said,“What have you done?” Saul replied,“When I saw that the army had started to abandon me and that you didn’t come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had assembled at Micmash,