5and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'


In Context

2 And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:

3 and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

4 And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,

5 and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'

6 And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, 'Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.

7 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.

1 Samuel 8:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:5They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5and they 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5and they 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5And said to 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5and they said to him, |Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons walk not in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.