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And Samuel told all the words of the Lord vnto the people, that asked of him a King.

And hee sayd, This will be the maner of the king that shall reigne ouer you: Hee will take your sonnes, and appoint them for himselfe for his charets, and to bee his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charets.

And hee will appoint him Captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer fifties, and will set them to eare his ground, and to reape his haruest, and to make his instruments of warre, and instruments of his charets.

And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cookes, and to be bakers.

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliue-yards, euen the best of them, and giue them to his seruants.

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and giue to his officers, and to his seruants.

And hee will take your men seruants, and your mayd seruants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his worke.

Hee will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.

And ye shall cry out in that day, because of your king which ye shall haue chosen you; and the Lord will not heare you in that day.

Neuerthelesse, the people refused to obey the voyce of Samuel; and they said, Nay, but we will haue a King ouer vs:

That we also may be like all the nations, and that our King may iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the eares of the Lord.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken vnto their voyce, and make them a King. And Samuel said vnto the men of Israel, Goe yee euery man vnto his citie.