King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And it came to pass,[H1961] when[H834] Samuel[H8050] was old,[H2204] that he made[H7760] [H853] his sons[H1121] judges[H8199] over Israel.[H3478]

2. Now the name[H8034] of his firstborn[H1060] was[H1961] Joel;[H3100] and the name[H8034] of his second,[H4932] Abiah:[H29] they were judges[H8199] in Beer-sheba.[H884]

3. And his sons[H1121] walked[H1980] not[H3808] in his ways,[H1870] but turned aside[H5186] after[H310] lucre,[H1215] and took[H3947] bribes,[H7810] and perverted[H5186] judgment.[H4941]

4. Then all[H3605] the elders[H2205] of Israel[H3478] gathered themselves together,[H6908] and came[H935] to[H413] Samuel[H8050] unto Ramah,[H7414]

5. And said[H559] unto[H413] him, Behold,[H2009] thou[H859] art old,[H2204] and thy sons[H1121] walk[H1980] not[H3808] in thy ways:[H1870] now[H6258] make[H7760] us a king[H4428] to judge[H8199] us like all[H3605] the nations.[H1471]

6. But the thing[H1697] displeased[H3415] [H5869] Samuel,[H8050] when[H834] they said,[H559] Give[H5414] us a king[H4428] to judge[H8199] us. And Samuel[H8050] prayed[H6419] unto[H413] the LORD.[H3068]

7. And the LORD[H3068] said[H559] unto[H413] Samuel,[H8050] Hearken[H8085] unto the voice[H6963] of the people[H5971] in all[H3605] that[H834] they say[H559] unto[H413] thee: for[H3588] they have not[H3808] rejected[H3988] thee, but[H3588] they have rejected[H3988] me, that I should not reign[H4480] [H4427] over[H5921] them.

8. According to all[H3605] the works[H4639] which[H834] they have done[H6213] since the day[H4480] [H3117] that I brought them up[H5927] [H853] out of Egypt[H4480] [H4714] even unto[H5704] this[H2088] day,[H3117] wherewith they have forsaken[H5800] me, and served[H5647] other[H312] gods,[H430] so[H3651] do[H6213] they[H1992] also[H1571] unto thee.

9. Now[H6258] therefore hearken[H8085] unto their voice:[H6963] howbeit[H389] yet[H3588] protest solemnly[H5749] [H5749] unto them, and show[H5046] them the manner[H4941] of the king[H4428] that[H834] shall reign[H4427] over[H5921] them.

10. And Samuel[H8050] told[H559] all[H3605] the words[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] unto[H413] the people[H5971] that asked[H7592] of[H4480] [H854] him a king.[H4428]

11. And he said,[H559] This[H2088] will be[H1961] the manner[H4941] of the king[H4428] that[H834] shall reign[H4427] over[H5921] you: He will take[H3947] [H853] your sons,[H1121] and appoint[H7760] them for himself, for his chariots,[H4818] and to be his horsemen;[H6571] and some shall run[H7323] before[H6440] his chariots.[H4818]

12. And he will appoint[H7760] him captains[H8269] over thousands,[H505] and captains[H8269] over fifties;[H2572] and will set them to ear[H2790] his ground,[H2758] and to reap[H7114] his harvest,[H7105] and to make[H6213] his instruments[H3627] of war,[H4421] and instruments[H3627] of his chariots.[H7393]

13. And he will take[H3947] your daughters[H1323] to be confectionaries,[H7548] and to be cooks,[H2879] and to be bakers.[H644]

14. And he will take[H3947] your fields,[H7704] and your vineyards,[H3754] and your oliveyards,[H2132] even the best[H2896] of them, and give[H5414] them to his servants.[H5650]

15. And he will take the tenth[H6237] of your seed,[H2233] and of your vineyards,[H3754] and give[H5414] to his officers,[H5631] and to his servants.[H5650]

16. And he will take[H3947] your menservants,[H5650] and your maidservants,[H8198] and your goodliest[H2896] young men,[H970] and your asses,[H2543] and put[H6213] them to his work.[H4399]

17. He will take the tenth[H6237] of your sheep:[H6629] and ye[H859] shall be[H1961] his servants.[H5650]

18. And ye shall cry out[H2199] in that[H1931] day[H3117] because[H4480] [H6440] of your king[H4428] which[H834] ye shall have chosen[H977] you; and the LORD[H3068] will not[H3808] hear[H6030] you in that[H1931] day.[H3117]

19. Nevertheless the people[H5971] refused[H3985] to obey[H8085] the voice[H6963] of Samuel;[H8050] and they said,[H559] Nay;[H3808] but[H3588] [H518] we will have[H1961] a king[H4428] over[H5921] us;

20. That we[H587] also[H1571] may be[H1961] like all[H3605] the nations;[H1471] and that our king[H4428] may judge[H8199] us, and go out[H3318] before[H6440] us, and fight[H3898] [H853] our battles.[H4421]

21. And Samuel[H8050] heard[H8085] [H853] all[H3605] the words[H1697] of the people,[H5971] and he rehearsed[H1696] them in the ears[H241] of the LORD.[H3068]

22. And the LORD[H3068] said[H559] to[H413] Samuel,[H8050] Hearken[H8085] unto their voice,[H6963] and make them a king.[H4427] [H4428] And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] unto[H413] the men[H376] of Israel,[H3478] Go[H1980] ye every man[H376] unto his city.[H5892]