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1 Samuel 8:1
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When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
It happened, when Shemu'el was old, that he made his sons judges over Yisra'el.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges for Israel.
And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
Now it came about, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
When Samuel was nowe become olde, he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.
And it happened when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel.
Samuel had two sons. The older one was Joel, and the younger one was Abijah. When Samuel was getting old, he let them be leaders at Beersheba.
When Sh'mu'el grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Isra'el.
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel was old, he appointed his sons to be judges for Israel.
AND it came to pass, when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel grew old, he made his sons judges in Israel.
And it happened when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
Bvt whan Samuel waxed olde, he set his sonnes to be iudges ouer Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel was old, he made his sonnes iudges ouer Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to passe, when Samuel was old, that he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
Forsothe it was don, whanne Samuel hadde wexide eld, he settide hise sones iugis on Israel.
And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel.
As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges in Israel.
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons judges to Israel;
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel got to be an old man, he set his sons up as judges in Israel. His firstborn son was named Joel, the name of his second, Abijah. They were assigned duty in Beersheba. But his sons didn't take after him; they were out for what they could get for themselves, taking bribes, corrupting justice.
And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 2892, bc 1112, An, Ex, Is, 379
made his: Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:19, Judges 8:22, Judges 8:23, 2 Chronicles 19:5, 2 Chronicles 19:6, Nehemiah 7:2, 1 Timothy 5:21
sons judges: Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4, Judges 12:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:6 - the judges 1 Samuel 2:22 - Now 1 Samuel 12:2 - I am old 1 Samuel 14:52 - when Saul
Cross-References
and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.
The dove could not find a resting place for its feet because water still covered the surface of the entire earth, and so it returned to Noah in the ark. He stretched out his hand, took the dove, and brought it back into the ark.
Noah built an altar to the Lord . He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
"While the earth continues to exist, planting time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease."
So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham's request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.
God heard their groaning, God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob,
Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the Lord drove the sea apart by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the water was divided.
The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing is perverse before me.
They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord , they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old,.... The common notion of the Jews is, that he lived but fifty two years t; when a man is not usually called an old man, unless the infirmities of old age came upon him sooner than they commonly do, through his indefatigable labours from his childhood, and the cares and burdens of government he had long bore; though some think he was about sixty years of age; and Abarbinel is of opinion that he was more than seventy. It is a rule with the Jews u, that a man is called an old man at sixty, and a grey headed man at seventy:
that he made his sons judges over Israel; under himself, not being able through old age to go the circuits he used; he sent them, and appointed them to hear and try causes in his stead, or settled them in some particular places in the land, and, as it seems by what follows, at Beersheba; though whether that was under his direction, or was their own choice, is not certain.
t Seder Olam Rabba, ut supra. (c. 13. p. 35.) u Pirke Abot, c. 5. sect. 21.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This verse implies a long period, probably not less than 20 years, of which we have no account except what is contained in the brief notice in 1 Samuel 7:13-17. The general idea conveyed is of a time of peace and prosperity, analogous to that under other Judges.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER VIII
Samuel, grown old, makes his sons judges in Beer-sheba, 1, 2.
They pervert judgment; and the people complain, and desire a
king, 3-5.
Samuel is displeased, and inquires of the Lord, 6.
The Lord is also displeased; but directs Samuel to appoint them
a king, and to show them solemnly the consequences of their
choice, 7-9.
Samuel does so; and shows them what they may expect from an
absolute monarch, and how afflicted they should be under his
administration, 10-18.
The people refuse to recede from their demand; and Samuel lays
the matter before the Lord, and dismisses them, 19-22.
NOTES ON CHAP. VIII
Verse 1 Samuel 8:1. When Samuel was old — Supposed to be about sixty.
He made his sons judges — He appointed them as his lieutenants to superintend certain affairs in Beer-sheba, which he could not conveniently attend to himself. But they were never judges in the proper sense of the word; Samuel was the last judge in Israel, and he judged it to the day of his death. See 1 Samuel 7:16.
