1 Samuel 8:1-5

¹When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

²The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

³But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

⁴So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

⁵“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

— 1 Samuel 8:1-5

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Cross References for 1 Samuel 8:1-5

• Deuteronomy 16:19
• Deuteronomy 16:18-19
• Psalm 15:5
• 1 Timothy 6:10
• Exodus 18:21
• Exodus 23:8
• Deuteronomy 17:14-15
• 2 Samuel 15:4
• 1 Timothy 3:3
• 1 Timothy 5:21

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