1 Samuel 8:1
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.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18–19Rank 1 from verse 1
18¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
18¶ Iudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the LORD thy God giueth thee throughout thy tribes: and they shall iudge the people with iust iudgement.
19Thou shalt not wrest iudgement, thou shalt not respect persons, *neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and peruert the ‖wordes of the righteous.
- 1 Timothy 5:21Rank 2 from verse 1
21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Iesus Christ, and the elect Angels, that thou obserue these things ‖without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partialitie.
- 2 Chronicles 19:5–6Rank 3 from verse 1
5¶ And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.
5¶ And he set Iudges in the land, throughout all the fenced cities of Iudah, city by city,
6And said to the Iudges, Take heed what ye doe: for yee iudge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you †in the iudgement.
- Judges 12:14Rank 4 from verse 1
- Judges 8:22–23Rank 5 from verse 1
22¶ Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
22¶ Then the men of Israel saide vnto Gideon, Rule thou ouer vs, both thou, and thy sonne, & thy sonnes sonne also: for thou hast deliuered vs from the hand of Midian.
23And Gideon said vnto them, I will not rule ouer you, neither shall my sonne rule ouer you: the LORD shall rule ouer you.
- Nehemiah 7:2Rank 6 from verse 1
- Judges 10:4Rank 7 from verse 1
4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
4And hee had thirtie sonnes that rode on thirtie asse-colts, and they had thirtie cities, which are called ‖Hauoth-Iair vnto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
- Judges 5:10Rank 8 from verse 1
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1 Samuel 8:1
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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8:1AND it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
8:1¶ And it came to passe, when Samuel was old, that he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.
Selected passage8:2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
8:2Now the name of his first borne was Ioel, and the name of his second, Abiah: they were Iudges in Beer-sheba.
8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
8:3And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and *tooke bribes, & peruerted iudgement.
8:4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
8:4Then all the Elders of Israel gathered themselues together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
8:5And 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.
8:5And said vnto him, Behold, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: now *make vs a King to iudge vs, like all the nations.