1 Samuel 8:1
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Judges 5:10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
Judges 10:4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
1 Samuel 12:2And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Nehemiah 7:2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:1
Things went so very well with Israel, in the chapter before, under Samuel's administration, that, methinks, it is a pity to find him so quickly, as we do in this chapter, old, and going off, and things working towards a revolution. But so it is; Israel's good days seldom continue long. We have here, I. Samuel decaying, ver. 1 . II. His sons degenerating, ver. 2, 3 . III. Israel discontented with the present government and anxious to see a change. For 1. They petition Samuel to set a king over them, ver. 4, 5 . 2.… Read the whole commentary →