1 Samuel 8:1
And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
In Context
2And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
Cross References
Judges 5:10Riders on white asses — Sitters on a long robe — And walkers by the way — meditate!
Judges 10:4and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which [are] in the land of Gilead;
1 Samuel 12:2and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they [are] with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.
Nehemiah 7:2and I charge Hanani my brother, and Hananiah head of the palace, concerning Jerusalem — for he [is] as a man of truth, and fearing 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 →