1 Samuel 8:5 meaning and explanation
“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 8:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The elders of Israel speak these words to Samuel at Ramah. Samuel is old, and his sons, judges in Beersheba, have taken bribes and perverted justice, repeating the failure of Eli's sons before them.
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