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 Beersheba.
			3	And his sons walked# not in his ways, but turned aside# after lucre, and took# bribes, and perverted# judgment.
			4	Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together# , and came# to Samuel unto Ramah,
			5	And said# unto him, Behold, thou art old# , and thy sons walk# not in thy ways: now make# us a king to judge# us like all the nations.
			6	But the thing displeased# # Samuel, when they said# , Give# us a king to judge# us. And Samuel prayed# unto the LORD. [displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of]
			7	And the LORD said# unto Samuel, Hearken# unto the voice of the people in all that they say# unto thee: for they have not rejected# thee, but they have rejected# me, that I should not reign# over them.
			8	According to all the works which they have done# since the day that I brought them up# out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken# me, and served# other gods, so do# they also unto thee.
			9	Now therefore hearken# unto their voice: howbeit yet protest# solemnly# unto them, and shew# them the manner of the king that shall reign# over them. [hearken...: or, obey] [howbeit...: or, notwithstanding when thou hast solemnly protested against them then thou shalt]
			10	And Samuel told# all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked# of him a king.
			11	And he said# , This will be the manner of the king that shall reign# over you: He will take# your sons, and appoint# them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run# before his chariots.
			12	And he will appoint# him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear# his ground, and to reap# his harvest, and to make# his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
			13	And he will take# your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers# .
			14	And he will take# your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them , and give# them to his servants.
			15	And he will take the tenth# of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give# to his officers, and to his servants. [officers: Heb. eunuchs]
			16	And he will take# your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put# them to his work.
			17	He will take the tenth# of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
			18	And ye shall cry out# in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen# you; and the LORD will not hear# you in that day.
			19	Nevertheless the people refused# to obey# the voice of Samuel; and they said# , Nay; but we will have a king over us;
			20	That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge# us, and go out# before us, and fight# our battles.
			21	And Samuel heard# all the words of the people, and he rehearsed# them in the ears of the LORD.
			22	And the LORD said# to Samuel, Hearken# unto their voice, and make# them a king. And Samuel said# unto the men of Israel, Go# ye every man unto his city.