1 Samuel 8:4

Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

In Context

3And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

5And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:16Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

1 Samuel 1:19And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.

2 Samuel 5:3So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:2-4

The Wickedness of Samuel's Sons. ( b. c. 1075.) 1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. Two sad things we find here, but not strange things:—1. A good and useful man growing old and unfit for service ( v. 1 ): Samuel was old, and could not judge Israel,… Read the whole commentary →

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