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1 Samuel 8:4
Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,
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Christian Standard Bible®
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and went to Samuel at Ramah.
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and went to Samuel at Ramah.
Hebrew Names Version
Then all the Zakenim of Yisra'el gathered themselves together, and came to Shemu'el to Ramah;
Then all the Zakenim of Yisra'el gathered themselves together, and came to Shemu'el to Ramah;
King James Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
Lexham English Bible
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
English Standard Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah
New Century Version
So all the elders came together and met Samuel at Ramah.
So all the elders came together and met Samuel at Ramah.
New English Translation
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah.
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah.
Amplified Bible
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah
New American Standard Bible
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Contemporary English Version
One day the nation's leaders came to Samuel at Ramah
One day the nation's leaders came to Samuel at Ramah
Complete Jewish Bible
All the leaders of Isra'el gathered themselves together, approached Sh'mu'el in Ramah
All the leaders of Isra'el gathered themselves together, approached Sh'mu'el in Ramah
Darby Translation
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Easy-to-Read Version
So all the elders of Israel met together and went to Ramah to meet with Samuel.
So all the elders of Israel met together and went to Ramah to meet with Samuel.
George Lamsa Translation
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramtha,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramtha,
Good News Translation
Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah,
Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah,
Literal Translation
And all the elders of Israel gathered and came in to Samuel, to Ramah.
And all the elders of Israel gathered and came in to Samuel, to Ramah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then all ye Elders in Israel gathered the selues together, & came to Ramath vnto Samuel,
Then all ye Elders in Israel gathered the selues together, & came to Ramath vnto Samuel,
American Standard Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Rama,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Rama,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah.
King James Version (1611)
Then all the Elders of Israel gathered themselues together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
Then all the Elders of Israel gathered themselues together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
English Revised Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah:
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah:
Berean Standard Bible
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor alle the grettere men in birthe of Israel weren gaderid, and camen to Samuel in to Ramatha.
Therfor alle the grettere men in birthe of Israel weren gaderid, and camen to Samuel in to Ramatha.
Young's Literal Translation
And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
Update Bible Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
Webster's Bible Translation
Then all the elders of Israel assembled, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Then all the elders of Israel assembled, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
World English Bible
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
New King James Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
New Living Translation
Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
Finally, all the elders of Israel met at Ramah to discuss the matter with Samuel.
New Life Bible
Then all the leaders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
Then all the leaders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
New Revised Standard
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, - and came unto Samuel, to Ramah;
So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, - and came unto Samuel, to Ramah;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled came to Samuel to Ramatha.
Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled came to Samuel to Ramatha.
Revised Standard Version
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
THE MESSAGE
Fed up, all the elders of Israel got together and confronted Samuel at Ramah. They presented their case: "Look, you're an old man, and your sons aren't following in your footsteps. Here's what we want you to do: Appoint a king to rule us, just like everybody else."
Fed up, all the elders of Israel got together and confronted Samuel at Ramah. They presented their case: "Look, you're an old man, and your sons aren't following in your footsteps. Here's what we want you to do: Appoint a king to rule us, just like everybody else."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
Contextual Overview
4 Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah, 5 And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations. 6 But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord. 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them. 8 As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you. 9 Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler. 10 And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king. 11 And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages; 12 And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages. 13 Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the elders: Exodus 3:16, Exodus 24:1, 2 Samuel 5:3
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 7:17 - his return 1 Kings 21:7 - Dost thou now Hosea 5:8 - Ramah
Cross-References
Genesis 8:17
Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.
Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.
Genesis 8:19
And every beast and bird and every living thing of every sort which goes on the earth, went out of the ark.
And every beast and bird and every living thing of every sort which goes on the earth, went out of the ark.
2 Kings 19:37
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword; and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son became king in his place.
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword; and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son became king in his place.
Isaiah 37:38
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword, and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon, his son, became king in his place.
And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword, and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon, his son, became king in his place.
Jeremiah 51:27
Let a flag be lifted up in the land, let the horn be sounded among the nations, make the nations ready against her; get the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz together against her, make ready a scribe against her; let the horses come up against her like massed locusts.
Let a flag be lifted up in the land, let the horn be sounded among the nations, make the nations ready against her; get the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz together against her, make ready a scribe against her; let the horses come up against her like massed locusts.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,.... At some place of rendezvous appointed; these were the heads of the tribes, and fathers of the houses and families of Israel, the principal persons of age and authority:
and came to Samuel unto Ramah; the place of his nativity and abode, and where he now dwelt, and judged Israel; they went in a very respectable body with an address to him.
