1 Samuel 8:5–9:2

^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.

^8:6¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

^8:6¶ But the thing ^†displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the LORD.

^8:7And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

^8:7And the LORD said vnto Samuel, Hearken vnto the voyce of the people in all that they say vnto thee: for they haue not reiected thee, but they haue reiected mee, that I should not reigne ouer them.

^8:8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

^8:8According to all the works which they haue done since the day that I brought them vp out of Egypt euen vnto this day, wherewith they haue forsaken me, and serued other gods: so doe they also vnto thee.

^8:9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

^8:9Nowe therefore ^‖hearken vnto their voyce: ^‖howbeit, yet protest solemnly vnto them, and shew them the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer them.

^8:10¶ And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.

^8:10¶ And Samuel told all the words of the LORD vnto the people, that asked of him a King.

^8:11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

^8:11And 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.

^8:12And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

^8:12And 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.

^8:13And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

^8:13And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cookes, and to be bakers.

^8:14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

^8:14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliue-yards, euen the best of them, and giue them to his seruants.

^8:15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

^8:15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and giue to his ^†officers, and to his seruants.

^8:16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

^8:16And hee will take your men seruants, and your mayd seruants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his worke.

^8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

^8:17Hee will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.

^8:18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

^8:18And 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.

^8:19¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

^8:19¶ Neuerthelesse, the people refused to obey the voyce of Samuel; and they said, Nay, but we will haue a King ouer vs:

^8:20That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

^8:20That we also may be like all the nations, and that our King may iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.

^8:21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

^8:21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the eares of the LORD.

^8:22And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

^8:22And 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.

^9:1NOW there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

^9:1¶ Now there was a man of Beniamin, whose name was ^*Kish, the sonne of Abiel, the sonne of Zeror, the sonne of Bechorath, the sonne of Aphiah, a ^‖Beniamite, a mighty man of ^‖power.

^9:2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

^9:2And he had a sonne, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person then hee: from his shoulders and vpward, hee was higher then any of the people.