Old Testament

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. < 1 Samuel 8:9 | > 1 Samuel 8:11 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:10 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This verse […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:10 | > 1 Samuel 8:12 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:11 sits […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:11 | > 1 Samuel 8:13 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:12 sits within 1 Samuel, the […]

And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. < 1 Samuel 8:12 | > 1 Samuel 8:14 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:13 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This verse may […]

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. < 1 Samuel 8:13 | > 1 Samuel 8:15 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:14 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, […]

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. < 1 Samuel 8:14 | > 1 Samuel 8:16 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:15 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and […]

And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. < 1 Samuel 8:15 | > 1 Samuel 8:17 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:16 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, […]

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. < 1 Samuel 8:16 | > 1 Samuel 8:18 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:17 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This verse may be brief, but […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:17 | > 1 Samuel 8:19 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:18 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws […]

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; < 1 Samuel 8:18 | > 1 Samuel 8:20 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:19 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and […]

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. < 1 Samuel 8:1 | > 1 Samuel 8:3 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:2 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:19 | > 1 Samuel 8:21 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:20 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, […]

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. < 1 Samuel 8:20 | > 1 Samuel 8:22 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:21 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:21 | > 1 Samuel 9:1 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:22 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture […]

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. < 1 Samuel 8:2 | > 1 Samuel 8:4 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:3 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This […]

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, < 1 Samuel 8:3 | > 1 Samuel 8:5 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:4 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This verse may be brief, […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:4 | > 1 Samuel 8:6 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:5 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws […]

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. < 1 Samuel 8:5 | > 1 Samuel 8:7 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:6 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:6 | > 1 Samuel 8:8 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:7 sits within 1 Samuel, […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:7 | > 1 Samuel 8:9 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:8 sits within 1 […]

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. < 1 Samuel 8:8 | > 1 Samuel 8:10 Reflection 1 Samuel 8:9 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, […]

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. < 1 Samuel 8:22 | > 1 Samuel 9:2 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:1 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s […]

Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was. < 1 Samuel 9:9 | > 1 Samuel 9:11 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:10 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, […]

And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? < 1 Samuel 9:10 | > 1 Samuel 9:12 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:11 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention […]

And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: < 1 Samuel 9:11 | > 1 Samuel 9:13 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:12 sits within 1 Samuel, […]

As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time […]

And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. < 1 Samuel 9:13 | > 1 Samuel 9:15 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:14 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often […]

Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, < 1 Samuel 9:14 | > 1 Samuel 9:16 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:15 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to leadership, obedience, prayer, and God’s choice. This verse may be brief, […]

To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto […]

And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. < 1 Samuel 9:16 | > 1 Samuel 9:18 Reflection 1 Samuel 9:17 sits within 1 Samuel, the account of Israel’s early monarchy, where Scripture often draws attention to […]