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1 Samuel 8:4 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 8 · verse 4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,1 Samuel 8:4 · King James Version
1 Samuel 8:4 in context
2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- togetherqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- elderszâqênoldH2205 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- RamahRâmâhRamah, the name of four places in PalestineH7414 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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We have here the starting of a matter perfectly new and surprising, which was the setting up of kingly government in Israel. Perhaps the thing had been often talked of among them by those that were given to change and affected that which looked great.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-22