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1 Samuel traces Israel's transition from theocracy to monarchy through the intertwined stories of Samuel, Saul, and David. Samuel, Israel's last judge and first-succession prophet, anoints both failed and faithful kings, framing the book's central question: What kind of king does God desire?
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1 Samuel traces Israel's transition from theocracy to monarchy through the intertwined stories of Samuel, Saul, and David. Samuel, Israel's last judge and first-succession prophet, anoints both failed and faithful kings, framing the book's central question: What kind of king does God desire?
The Davidic election establishes the theological foundation for all messianic expectation. God's choice of David — youngest, overlooked, "a man after His own heart" (13:14) — inverts human power calculus and anticipates the incarnation of God's chosen king in unexpected humility.
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1Samuel 8:1
Hebrew
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר זָקֵן שְׁמוּאֵל וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־בָּנָיו שֹׁפְטִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃vayehiy-kha'asher-zaqen-shemv'el-vayashem-'et-vanayv-shofetiym-leyishera'el
KJV: And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
AKJV: And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
ASV: And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
YLT: And it cometh to pass, when Samuel is aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:2
Hebrew
וַיְהִי שֶׁם־בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר יוֹאֵל וְשֵׁם מִשְׁנֵהוּ אֲבִיָּה שֹׁפְטִים בִּבְאֵר שָֽׁבַע׃vayehiy-shem-venvo-havekhvor-yvo'el-veshem-mishenehv-'aviyah-shofetiym-vive'er-shava'
KJV: Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
AKJV: Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
ASV: Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
YLT: And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
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1Samuel 8:2
1Samuel 8:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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1Samuel 8:2
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- Joel
- Abiah
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:3
Hebrew
וְלֹֽא־הָלְכוּ בָנָיו בדרכו בִּדְרָכָיו וַיִּטּוּ אַחֲרֵי הַבָּצַע וַיִּקְחוּ־שֹׁחַד וַיַּטּוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃velo'-halekhv-vanayv-vdrkhv-viderakhayv-vayitv-'acharey-havatza'-vayiqechv-shochad-vayatv-mishefat
KJV: And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
AKJV: And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
ASV: And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
YLT: and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:3Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:3
1Samuel 8:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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1Samuel 8:3
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:4
Hebrew
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצוּ כֹּל זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל הָרָמָֽתָה׃vayiteqavetzv-khol-ziqeney-yishera'el-vayavo'v-'el-shemv'el-haramatah
KJV: Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
AKJV: Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
ASV: Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
YLT: And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:4Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:4
1Samuel 8:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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1Samuel 8:4
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- Ramah
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:5
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אַתָּה זָקַנְתָּ וּבָנֶיךָ לֹא הָלְכוּ בִּדְרָכֶיךָ עַתָּה שִֽׂימָה־לָּנוּ מֶלֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃vayo'merv-'elayv-hineh-'atah-zaqaneta-vvaneykha-lo'-halekhv-viderakheykha-'atah-shiymah-lanv-melekhe-leshafetenv-khekhal-hagvoyim
KJV: And 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.
AKJV: And said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons walk not in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. ¶
ASV: and they 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.
YLT: and say unto him, `Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:5Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:5
1Samuel 8:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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1Samuel 8:5
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- Behold
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:6
Hebrew
וַיֵּרַע הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי שְׁמוּאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ תְּנָה־לָּנוּ מֶלֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵנוּ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃vayera'-hadavar-ve'eyney-shemv'el-kha'asher-'amerv-tenah-lanv-melekhe-leshafetenv-vayitefalel-shemv'el-'el-yehvah
KJV: But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
AKJV: But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.
ASV: But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.
YLT: And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:6Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:6
1Samuel 8:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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1Samuel 8:6
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- Ray
- Samuel
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:7
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמַע בְּקוֹל הָעָם לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ כִּי לֹא אֹֽתְךָ מָאָסוּ כִּֽי־אֹתִי מָאֲסוּ מִמְּלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃vayo'mer-yehvah-'el-shemv'el-shema'-veqvol-ha'am-lekhol-'asher-yo'merv-'eleykha-khiy-lo'-'otekha-ma'asv-khiy-'otiy-ma'asv-mimelokhe-'aleyhem
KJV: 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.
AKJV: And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you: for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
ASV: And Jehovah 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 be king over them.
YLT: And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:7Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:7
1Samuel 8:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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1Samuel 8:7
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- Samuel
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:8
Hebrew
כְּכָֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ מִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִי אֹתָם מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיַּעַזְבֻנִי וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים כֵּן הֵמָּה עֹשִׂים גַּם־לָֽךְ׃khekhal-hama'ashiym-'asher-'ashv-miyvom-ha'alotiy-'otam-mimitzerayim-ve'ad-hayvom-hazeh-vaya'azevuniy-vaya'avedv-'elohiym-'acheriym-khen-hemah-'oshiym-gam-lakhe
KJV: According 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.
AKJV: According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, with which they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.
ASV: According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
YLT: According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even unto this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods--so they are doing also to thee.
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1Samuel 8:8
1Samuel 8:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'According 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'According 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:9
Hebrew
וְעַתָּה שְׁמַע בְּקוֹלָם אַךְ כִּֽי־הָעֵד תָּעִיד בָּהֶם וְהִגַּדְתָּ לָהֶם מִשְׁפַּט הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ve'atah-shema'-veqvolam-'akhe-khiy-ha'ed-ta'iyd-vahem-vehigadeta-lahem-mishefat-hamelekhe-'asher-yimelokhe-'aleyhem
KJV: Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
AKJV: Now therefore listen to their voice: however, yet protest solemnly to them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. ¶
ASV: Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
YLT: And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:9Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:9
1Samuel 8:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:10
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֶל־הָעָם הַשֹּׁאֲלִים מֵאִתּוֹ מֶֽלֶךְ׃vayo'mer-shemv'el-'et-khal-diverey-yehvah-'el-ha'am-hasho'aliym-me'itvo-melekhe
KJV: And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
AKJV: And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people that asked of him a king.
ASV: And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.
YLT: And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
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1Samuel 8:10
1Samuel 8:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:11
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר זֶה יִֽהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם יִקָּח וְשָׂם לוֹ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו וְרָצוּ לִפְנֵי מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃vayo'mer-zeh-yiheyeh-mishefat-hamelekhe-'asher-yimelokhe-'aleykhem-'et-veneykhem-yiqach-vesham-lvo-vemerekhavetvo-vvefarashayv-veratzv-lifeney-merekhavetvo
KJV: 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, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
AKJV: 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, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
ASV: And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
YLT: and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;
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1Samuel 8:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:12
Hebrew
וְלָשׂוּם לוֹ שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְלַחֲרֹשׁ חֲרִישׁוֹ וְלִקְצֹר קְצִירוֹ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת כְּלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתּוֹ וּכְלֵי רִכְבּֽוֹ׃velashvm-lvo-sharey-'alafiym-vesharey-chamishiym-velacharosh-chariyshvo-veliqetzor-qetziyrvo-vela'ashvot-kheley-milechametvo-vkheley-rikhevvo
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
YLT: also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.
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1Samuel 8:12
1Samuel 8:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:13
Hebrew
וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם יִקָּח לְרַקָּחוֹת וּלְטַבָּחוֹת וּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃ve'et-venvoteykhem-yiqach-leraqachvot-vletavachvot-vle'ofvot
KJV: And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
AKJV: And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
ASV: And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
YLT: `And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
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1Samuel 8:13
1Samuel 8:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:14
Hebrew
וְאֶת־שְׂדֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־כַּרְמֵיכֶם וְזֵיתֵיכֶם הַטּוֹבִים יִקָּח וְנָתַן לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve'et-shedvoteykhem-ve'et-kharemeykhem-vezeyteykhem-hatvoviym-yiqach-venatan-la'avadayv
KJV: And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
AKJV: And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
ASV: And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
YLT: and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards--the best--he doth take, and hath given to his servants.
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1Samuel 8:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:15
Hebrew
וְזַרְעֵיכֶם וְכַרְמֵיכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְנָתַן לְסָרִיסָיו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃vezare'eykhem-vekharemeykhem-ya'eshor-venatan-lesariysayv-vela'avadayv
KJV: And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
AKJV: And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
ASV: And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
YLT: And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
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1Samuel 8:15
1Samuel 8:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:16
Hebrew
וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְחוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶם הַטּוֹבִים וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶם יִקָּח וְעָשָׂה לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ve'et-'avedeykhem-ve'et-shifechvoteykhem-ve'et-vachvreykhem-hatvoviym-ve'et-chamvoreykhem-yiqach-ve'ashah-limela'khetvo
KJV: And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
AKJV: And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your best young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
ASV: And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
YLT: And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men--the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;
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1Samuel 8:16
1Samuel 8:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:17
Hebrew
צֹאנְכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְאַתֶּם תִּֽהְיוּ־לוֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃tzo'nekhem-ya'eshor-ve'atem-tiheyv-lvo-la'avadiym
KJV: He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
AKJV: He will take the tenth of your sheep: and you shall be his servants.
ASV: He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
YLT: your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
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1Samuel 8:17
1Samuel 8:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:18
Hebrew
וּזְעַקְתֶּם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִלִּפְנֵי מַלְכְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם לָכֶם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶה יְהוָה אֶתְכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא׃vze'aqetem-vayvom-hahv'-milifeney-malekhekhem-'asher-vecharetem-lakhem-velo'-ya'aneh-yehvah-'etekhem-vayvom-hahv'
KJV: And 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.
AKJV: And you shall cry out in that day because of your king which you shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. ¶
ASV: And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
YLT: And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
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1Samuel 8:18
1Samuel 8:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:19
Hebrew
וַיְמָאֲנוּ הָעָם לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹּא כִּי אִם־מֶלֶךְ יִֽהְיֶה עָלֵֽינוּ׃vayema'anv-ha'am-lishemo'a-veqvol-shemv'el-vayo'merv-lo'-khiy-'im-melekhe-yiheyeh-'aleynv
KJV: Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
AKJV: Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;
ASV: But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
YLT: And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,
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1Samuel 8:19
1Samuel 8:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:20
Hebrew
וְהָיִינוּ גַם־אֲנַחְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם וּשְׁפָטָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְיָצָא לְפָנֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃vehayiynv-gam-'anachenv-khekhal-hagvoyim-vshefatanv-malekhenv-veyatza'-lefaneynv-venilecham-'et-milechamotenv
KJV: That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
AKJV: That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
ASV: that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
YLT: and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
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1Samuel 8:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:21
Hebrew
וַיִּשְׁמַע שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵם בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוָֽה׃vayishema'-shemv'el-'et-khal-diverey-ha'am-vayedaverem-ve'azeney-yehvah
KJV: And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
AKJV: And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
ASV: And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.
YLT: And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
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1Samuel 8:21
1Samuel 8:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: 1Samuel 8:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
1Samuel 8:22
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמַע בְּקוֹלָם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ לָהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכוּ אִישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ׃vayo'mer-yehvah-'el-shemv'el-shema'-veqvolam-vehimelakheta-lahem-melekhe-vayo'mer-shemv'el-'el-'aneshey-yishera'el-lekhv-'iysh-le'iyrvo
KJV: And 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.
AKJV: And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.
ASV: And Jehovah 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.
YLT: and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.' And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, Go ye each to his city.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)1Samuel 8:22Generated editorial synthesis
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1Samuel 8:22
1Samuel 8:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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1Samuel 8:22
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Samuel
- Israel
Exposition: 1Samuel 8:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- 1Samuel 8:1
- 1Samuel 8:2
- 1Samuel 8:3
- 1Samuel 8:4
- 1Samuel 8:5
- 1Samuel 8:6
- 1Samuel 8:7
- 1Samuel 8:8
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- 1Samuel 8:11
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- 1Samuel 8:16
- 1Samuel 8:17
- 1Samuel 8:18
- 1Samuel 8:19
- 1Samuel 8:20
- 1Samuel 8:21
- 1Samuel 8:22
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Israel
- Joel
- Abiah
- Ramah
- Behold
- Ray
- Samuel
- Nay
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1Samuel 8:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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