1 Samuel 8:1 - The Scriptures 2009

¹ And it came to be, when Shemu’ĕl was old, that he made his sons rulers over Yisra’ĕl.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN SAMUEL was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Common English Bible

¹ Now when Samuel got old, he appointed his sons to serve as Israel’s judges.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

1 Samuel 8:1 Cross References

1 Timothy 5:21

I earnestly witness before Elohim and the Master יהושע Messiah, and the chosen messengers, that you watch over these matters without prejudice, doing none at all with partiality.

Nehemiah 7:2

And I put my brother Ḥanani in command of Yerushalayim, and Ḥananyah the head of the palace, for he was a trustworthy man and feared Elohim more than many.

Judges 12:14

and he had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy young donkeys. And he ruled Yisra’ĕl eight years.

Judges 10:4

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns, which are called Hawoth Yair to this day, which are in the land of Gil‛aḏ.

Judges 5:10

“You who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk along the way, declare it!

1 Samuel 12:2

“And now, look, the sovereign is walking before you. And I am old and grey, and look, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth to this day.