1 Samuel 8:1
What does 1 Samuel 8:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 8:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And it cometh to pass, when Samuel <FI>is<Fi> aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Nehemiah 7:2
that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
- Judges 12:14
And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
- 1 Timothy 5:21
I charge thee in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
- 2 Chronicles 19:5
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- Judges 10:4
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
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