1 Samuel 8:4

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, - and came unto Samuel, to Ramah;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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;

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
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.

New English Translation
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

New American Standard Bible
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,

Legacy Standard Bible
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

Complete Jewish Bible
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,

Easy-to-Read Version
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,

Good News Translation
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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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;

Bible in Basic English
Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.

King James Version (1611)
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,

English Revised Version
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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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,

Update Bible Version
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,

World English Bible
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,

New Living Translation
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.

New Revised Standard
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,

Douay-Rheims Bible
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,

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."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;

Contextual Overview

⁴ So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, - and came unto Samuel, to Ramah; ⁵ and said unto him - Lo! thou, art old, and, thy sons, walk not in thy ways: Now, appoint for us a king to judge us, like all the nations. ⁶ But the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give unto us a king to judge us. So Samuel prayed unto Yahweh. ⁷ And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people, in all that they shall say unto thee, - for, not thee, have they rejected, but, me, have they rejected, from being king over them. ⁸ According to all the doings which they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt, even until this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so, are they doing even unto thee. ⁹ Now, therefore, hearken to their voice, - save that thou, enter protest, against them, and tell them the manner of the king who will reign over them. ¹⁰ So then Samuel spake all the words of Yahweh unto the people, who were asking of him, a king. ¹¹ And he said, This, will be the manner of the king who will reign over you, - Your sons, will he take and appoint for himself, as his charioteers and as his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots; ¹² and he will appoint for himself, princes of thousands, and princes of fifties, - and to plough his fields, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and the instruments of his chariots; ¹³ And, your daughters, will he take, - as perfumers and as cooks, and as bakers;

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
All the living creatures that are with thee of all flesh among birds, and among beasts, and among all the creeping things that creep on the earth, bring forth with thee, - and they shall swarm in the earth, and be fruitful and multiply, on the earth.

Genesis 8:19
All the living creatures, all that move along, and all birds, and all that moveth along over the earth - by their families, came forth out of the ark.

2 Kings 19:37
And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons , smote him with the sword, howbeit, they, escaped into the land of Ararat, - and Esarhaddon his son, reigned, in his stead.

Isaiah 37:38
And it came to pass, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons, smote him with the sword, howbeit, they, escaped into the land of Ararat, - and, Esarhaddon his son, reigned, in his stead.

Jeremiah 51:27
Set ye up an ensign in the earth Blow ye a horn among the nations Hallow against her - nations, Summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat Minni, and Ashkenaz, - Set in charge against her a marshal, Bring up cavalry like hairy 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.