1 Samuel 8:1
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 5:10Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit on rich cloths, and ye that walk by the way, tell of it;
Judges 10:4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-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 youth unto this day.
Nehemiah 7:2that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, 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 →