Scriptures

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

1 Samuel 7
¹⁴ The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. So there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
¹⁵ Now Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
¹⁶ He used to go annually on circuit to Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.
¹⁷ Then his return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar to the Lord.
1 Samuel 8
¹ And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel.
² Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
³ His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
⁴ Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah;
⁵ and they said to him, "Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations."
⁶ But the thing was displeasing in the sight of Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
⁷ The Lord said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them.