Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have. now make 1 Samuel 8:6-8,19,20 And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord. . . . 1 Samuel 12:17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know, and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you. Numbers 23:9 I shall see him from the tops of the rocks, and shall consider him from the hills. This people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. Deuteronomy 17:14,15 When thou art come into the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, and possessest it, and shalt say: I will set a king over me, as all nations have that are round about: . . . Hosea 13:10,11 Where is thy king? now especially let him save thee in all thy cities: and thy judges, of whom thou saidst: Give me kings and princes. . . . Acts 13:21 And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years. Context Israel Demands a King…4Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled came to Samuel to Ramatha. 5And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have.6And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.… Cross References Acts 13:21 And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years. Deuteronomy 17:14 When thou art come into the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, and possessest it, and shalt say: I will set a king over me, as all nations have that are round about: Deuteronomy 17:15 Thou shalt set him whom the Lord thy God shall choose out of the number of thy brethren. Thou mayst not make a man of another nation king, that is not thy brother. 1 Samuel 8:20 And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us. 1 Samuel 9:20 And as for the asses, which were lost three days ago, be not solicitous, because they are found. And for whom shall be all the best things of Israel? Shall they not be for thee and for all thy father's house? 1 Samuel 12:2 And now the king goeth before you: but I am old and greyheaded: and my sons are with you: having then conversed with you from my youth until this day, behold here I am. 1 Samuel 12:13 Now, therefore, your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king. Hosea 13:10 Where is thy king? now especially let him save thee in all thy cities: and thy judges, of whom thou saidst: Give me kings and princes. Lexicon “Look,”הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! they said, וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “you אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are old, זָקַ֔נְתָּ (zā·qan·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2204: To be or become old and your sons וּבָנֶ֕יךָ (ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no walk הָלְכ֖וּ (hā·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk in your ways. בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ (biḏ·rā·ḵe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Now עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time appoint שִֽׂימָה־ (śî·māh-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a king מֶ֛לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king to judge us לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּ (lə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nū) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate like all כְּכָל־ (kə·ḵāl-) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the other nations.” הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Additional Translations “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.”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. 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. and they said to him, Behold, thou art grown old, and thy sons walk not in thy way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations have. and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations. 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. And said to 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. and they said to him, "Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations." 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.' 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