1When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.stylusDeuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:19, 1 Timothy 5:212The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.stylus1 Kings 19:3, 1 Chronicles 6:38, Genesis 22:19, Amos 5:5, 1 Chronicles 6:283But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.stylusDeuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 16:19, 1 Timothy 6:10, Psalms 15:5, 1 Timothy 6:104So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.stylus1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 7:17, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 24:1, 2 Samuel 5:35“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”stylusDeuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:15, Deuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:15, 1 Samuel 8:66But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.stylus1 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 12:17, James 1:5, 1 Samuel 12:177And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.stylus1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 10:19, Exodus 16:8, Luke 19:27, Luke 10:168Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.stylusExodus 32:1, Psalms 106:34, Psalms 106:40, Exodus 32:1, Psalms 106:349Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”stylus1 Samuel 10:25, 1 Samuel 10:25, 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Samuel 8:18, 1 Samuel 8:1110So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.stylus11He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.stylus1 Samuel 14:52, 1 Samuel 14:52, 1 Samuel 10:25, Deuteronomy 17:14, Deuteronomy 17:2012He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.stylus1 Chronicles 27:1, 1 Chronicles 27:22, 1 Kings 4:7, 1 Kings 4:27, 1 Kings 4:2813And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.stylus14He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.stylusEzekiel 46:18, Ezekiel 46:18, 1 Kings 21:7, 1 Kings 21:7, 1 Samuel 22:715He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.stylusDaniel 1:7, Daniel 1:10, Genesis 37:36, Daniel 1:18, Isaiah 39:716And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.stylus17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.stylus18When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”stylusMicah 3:4, Micah 3:4, Isaiah 1:15, Proverbs 1:25, Proverbs 1:2819Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.stylusJeremiah 44:16, Jeremiah 44:16, Isaiah 66:4, Ezekiel 33:31, Psalms 81:1120Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”stylus1 Samuel 8:5, 1 Samuel 8:5, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Deuteronomy 7:6, Exodus 33:1621Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.stylusJudges 11:11, Judges 11:1122“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”stylus1 Samuel 8:7, 1 Samuel 8:7, Hosea 13:11, Hosea 13:11