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And when they were by
Jebus, the day
was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and
lodge in it.
When they were near
Jebus and the day
was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and
spend the night here.”
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to
lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there
was no man that took them into his house to
lodging.
They stopped to go in and
lodge in Gibeah. The
Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which
was also of mount Ephraim; and he
sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
So he brought him into his house, and gave
provender unto the
asses: and they
washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
So he brought him to his house and fed his
donkeys. And they
washed their feet and
ate and
drank.
Then came the woman in the
dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord
was, till it
was light.
Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master
was staying,
collapsed at the
doorway, and lay there until it
was light.
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the
threshold.
In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there
was his
concubine,
collapsed in the
doorway of the house, with her hands on the
threshold.
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an
ass, and the man rose up, and
gat him unto his place.
“Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there
was no
response. So the man put her on his
donkey and set out for home.
And when he
was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his
concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
When he reached his house, he
picked up a knife, took hold of his
concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
And
everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation
was gathered together as one man, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, with the land of
Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Then all the Israelites from
Dan to
Beersheba and from the land of
Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at
Mizpah.
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
(Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to
Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, “Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?”
And the
Levite, the husband of the woman that
was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my
concubine, to
lodge.
So the
Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my
concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to
spend the night.
And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle
was sore: but they knew not that evil
was near them.
Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a
frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle
was fierce. But the Benjamites did not
realize that
disaster was upon them.
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in
ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,
And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were
amazed: for they saw that evil
was come upon them.
Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were
terrified when they realized that
disaster had come upon them.
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
In those days there
was no king in Israel;
everyone did what
was right in his own eyes.
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there
was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to
sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
In the days when the judges ruled, there
was a famine in the land. And a certain man from
Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
And the name of the man
was Elimelech, and the name of his wife
Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
The man’s name
was Elimelech, his wife’s name
was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from
Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
And Elimelech
Naomi’s husband died; and she
was left, and her two sons.
Then
Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she
was left with her two sons,
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one
was Orpah, and the name of the other
Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
who took
Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named
Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and
Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there
was hope for me to have a husband
tonight and to bear sons,
When she saw that she
was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
When
Naomi saw that
Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to
persuade her.
So they two went until they came to
Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to
Bethlehem, that all the city
was moved about them, and they said, Is this
Naomi?
And
Naomi had a
kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name
was Boaz.
Now
Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name
was Boaz.
And she went, and came, and
gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her
hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who
was of the kindred of Elimelech.
So
Ruth departed and went out into the field and
gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who
was from the clan of Elimelech.
Then said Boaz unto his servant that
was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this?
And Boaz asked the
foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
And the servant that
was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the
Moabitish damsel that came back with
Naomi out of the country of Moab:
And Boaz said unto her, At
mealtime come thou
hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy
morsel in the
vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her
parched corn, and she did eat, and
was sufficed, and left.
At
mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the
vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her
roasted grain, and she
ate and
was satisfied and had some left over.
And when she
was risen up to
glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her
glean even among the
sheaves, and reproach her not:
When
Ruth got up to
glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the
sheaves, do not
insult her.
So she
gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had
gleaned: and it
was about an
ephah of barley.
So
Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had
gleaned, it
was about an
ephah of barley.
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had
gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she
was sufficed.
She
picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had
gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to
Naomi.
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou
wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact,
tonight he is
winnowing barley on the
threshing floor.
Wash thyself therefore, and
anoint thee, and put thy
raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not
thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
Therefore
wash yourself, put on
perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the
threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
And when Boaz had eaten and
drunk, and his heart
was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the
heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and
was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the
heap of grain. Then
Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
And it came to pass at
midnight, that the man
was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
At
midnight, Boaz
was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet
was a woman!
And he said unto the
kinsman,
Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a
parcel of land, which
was our brother Elimelech’s:
And he said to the
kinsman-
redeemer, “
Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
Now this
was the manner in former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and concerning changing, for to
confirm all things; a man
plucked off his
shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this
was a testimony in Israel.
Now in former times in Israel, concerning the
redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his
sandal and give it to the other party, and this
was a
confirmation in Israel.
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that
was Elimelech’s, and all that
was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of
Naomi.
At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses
today that I am
buying from
Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she
was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez
begat Hezron,
Now these are the generations of
Perez:
Perez was the father of Hezron,
Hezron
was the father of Ram, Ram
was the father of
Amminadab,
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon
was the father of Salmon,
Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
Obed
was the father of
Jesse, and
Jesse was the father of David.
Now there
was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name
was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of
Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
Now there
was a man named Elkanah who
was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He
was the son of Jeroham, the son of
Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
And he had two wives; the name of the one
was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but
Hannah had no children.
He had two wives, one named
Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but
Hannah had none.
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
So
Hannah rose up after they had eaten in
Shiloh, and after they had
drunk. Now
Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
So after they had finished eating and drinking in
Shiloh,
Hannah stood up. Now
Eli the priest
was sitting on a chair by the
doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
And she
was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and
wept sore.
In her bitter distress,
Hannah prayed to the LORD and
wept with many tears.
Now
Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice
was not heard: therefore
Eli thought she had been
drunken.
Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So
Eli thought she
was drunk And she said, Let thine
handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance
was no more
sad.
“May your
maidservant find favor with you,” said
Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face
was no longer
downcast.
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time
was come about after
Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
So in the course of time,
Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
And when she had
weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one
ephah of flour, and a
bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in
Shiloh: and the child
was young.
Once she had
weaned him,
Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an
ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy
was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at
Shiloh.
And the priest’s custom with the people
was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh
was in
seething, with a
fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-
pronged meat
fork while the meat
was boiling
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to
roast for the priest; for he will not have
sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
Even before the fat
was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who
was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to
roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
Wherefore the sin of the young men
was very great before the LORD: for men
abhorred the offering of the LORD.
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child,
girded with a linen
ephod.
Now Samuel
was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen
ephod.
Now
Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Now
Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
And the boy Samuel continued to grow in
stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before
Eli. And the word of the LORD
was precious in those days; there
was no open vision.
And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before
Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD
was rare and visions were
scarce.
And it came to pass at that time, when
Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax
dim, that he could not see;
And at that time
Eli, whose
eyesight had grown so
dim that he could not see,
was lying in his room.
And
ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God
was, and Samuel
was laid down to sleep;
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel
was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God
was located.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And
Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to
Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then
Eli realized that it
was the LORD who
was calling the boy.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to
shew Eli the vision.
Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He
was afraid to tell
Eli the vision,
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
“What
was the message He gave you?”
Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God
punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba knew that Samuel
was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
So all Israel from
Dan to
Beersheba knew that Samuel
was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
And the Philistines put themselves in
array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel
was smitten before the Philistines: and they
slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
The Philistines
arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel
was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the
shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great
shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD
was come into the camp.
On hearing the noise of the
shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud
shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,
And the Philistines fought, and Israel
was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there
was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand
footmen.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
And the ark of God
was taken; and the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were slain.
And when he came, lo,
Eli sat upon a seat by the
wayside watching: for his heart
trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city
cried out.
When he arrived, there
was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart
trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city
cried out.
Now
Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were
dim, that he could not see.
Now
Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his
gaze was fixed because he could not see.
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck
brake, and he died: for he
was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
As soon as the ark of God
was mentioned,
Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And
Eli had judged Israel forty years.
And his daughter in law,
Phinehas’ wife,
was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the
tidings that the ark of God
was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Now
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of
Phinehas,
was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she
collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
As she
was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not
respond or pay any
heed.
And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
And when they of
Ashdod arose early on the
morrow, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took
Dagon, and set him in his place again.
When the people of
Ashdod got up early the next morning, there
was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took
Dagon and returned him to his place.
And when they arose early on the
morrow morning, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of
Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the
threshold; only the
stump of
Dagon was left to him.
But when they got up early the next morning, there
was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the
threshold. Only the
torso remained.
But the hand of the LORD
was heavy upon them of
Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and
smote them with
emerods, even
Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
Now the hand of the LORD
was heavy on the people of
Ashdod and its vicinity,
ravaging them and
afflicting them with tumors.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw that it
was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not
abide with us: for his hand is
sore upon us, and upon
Dagon our god.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw what
was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god
Dagon.”
And it
was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD
was against the city with a very great destruction: and he
smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had
emerods in their secret parts.
But after they had moved the ark to
Gath, the LORD’s hand
was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and
afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it
slay us not, and our people: for there
was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God
was very heavy there.
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had
pervaded the city; the hand of God
was heavy upon it.
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,
Then said they, What shall be the
trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden
emerods, and five golden
mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague
was on you all, and on your lords.
“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that
smote us; it
was a chance that happened to us.
but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great
disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it
was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
And the
cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-
shemite, and stood there, where there
was a great stone: and they
clave the wood of the
cart, and offered the
kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
The
cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people
chopped up the
cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the
coffer that
was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time
was long; for it
was twenty years: and all the house of Israel
lamented after the LORD.
And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel
mourned and sought after the LORD.
And as Samuel
was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD
thundered with a great
thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and
discomfited them; and they were
smitten before Israel.
As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel
was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD
thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped
invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD
was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from
Ekron even unto
Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there
was peace between Israel and the
Amorites.
The cities from
Ekron to
Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there
was peace between the Israelites and the
Amorites.
And his return
was to
Ramah; for there
was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Then he would return to
Ramah because his home
was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
