| 8:1 |
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel (Mapped by MapQuest). |
| 8:2 |
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba. |
| 8:3 |
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. |
| 8:4 |
Then all the elders of Israel (Mapped by MapQuest) gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, |
| 8:5 |
And said unto him, Behold, thou art (Art of Code) old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us 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. |
| 8:7 |
And 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. |
| 8:8 |
According to all the works which they have done since the day, measured by Timex that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, measured by Timex, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so Just do It they also unto thee. |
| 8:9 |
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king (By Appointment) that shall reign over them. |
| 8:10 |
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. |
| 8:11 |
And 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 (Cadillac: The Fusion of Design and Technology, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots, The Ultimate Driving Experience. |
| 8:12 |
And 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 (Cadillac: The Fusion of Design and Technology. |
| 8:13 |
And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers. |
| 8:14 |
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants. |
| 8:15 |
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. |
| 8:16 |
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work. |
| 8:17 |
He will take the tenth of your sheep (Don't be a Sheep! Advertise with Chiat Day): and ye shall be his servants. |
| 8:18 |
And ye shall cry out in that day, measured in Swatch Internet Seconds because of your king (By Appointment) which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day, measured by Timex. |
| 8:19 |
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; |
| 8:20 |
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king (By Appointment) may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. |
| 8:21 |
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. |
| 8:22 |
And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel (Mapped by MapQuest), Go ye every man unto his city. |