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13 And the Philistines were humbled, and thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me,
they did not come any more into the borders that I should not reign over them.
of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against 8 According to all their works, they have done
the Philistines, all the days of Samuel. from the day that I brought them out of Egypt
14 And the cities which the Philistines had until this day: as they have forsaken me, and
taken from Israel, were restored to Israel, from served strange gods, so do they also unto thee.
Accaron to Geth, and their borders: and he de- 9 Now, therefore, hearken to their voice: but
livered Israel from the hand of the Philistines, yet testify to them, and foretell them the right
and there was peace between Israel and the Am- of the king, that shall reign over them.
orrhites. 10 Then Samuel told all the words of the Lord
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of to the people that had desired a king of him,
his life: 11 And said: This will be the right of the king
16 And he went every year about to Bethel that shall reign over you: He will take your sons,
and to Galgal and to Masphath, and he judged and put them in his chariots, and will make them
Israel in the foresaid places. his horsemen, and his running footmen, to run
17 And he returned to Ramatha: for there was before his chariots,
his house, and there he judged Israel: he built 12 And he will appoint of them to be his tri-
also there an altar to the Lord. bunes, and his centurions, and to plough his
fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him
arms and chariots.
Chapter 8 13 Your daughters also he will take to make
him ointments, and to be his cooks, and bakers.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that 14 And he will take your fields, and your vine-
he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. yards, and your best oliveyards, and give them
2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: to his servants.
and the name of the second was Abia, judges in 15 Moreover he will take the tenth of your
Bersabee. corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to
3 And his sons walked not in his ways: but give to his eunuchs and servants.
they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, 16 Your servants also, and handmaids, and
and perverted judgment. your goodliest young men, and your asses, he
4 Then all the ancients of Israel being assem- will take away, and put them to his work.
bled came to Samuel to Ramatha. 17 Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall
5 And they said to him: Behold thou art old, be his servants.
and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a 18 And you shall cry out in that day from
king, to judge us, as all nations have. the face of the king, whom you have chosen to
6 And the word was displeasing in the eyes of yourselves: and the Lord will not hear you in
Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to that day, because you desired unto yourselves a
judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord. king.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to 19 But the people would not hear the voice of
the voice of the people in all that they say to Samuel, and they said, Nay: but there shall be