1 Samuel 8
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1When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
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.”
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