1 Samuel 10:25

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Summary

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

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And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and have taken it for a heritage and are living in it, if it is your desire to have a king over you, like the other nations round about you;

This is what the Lord has said: Let this be enough for you, O rulers of Israel: let there be an end of violent behaviour and wasting; do what is right, judging uprightly; let there be no more driving out of my people, says the Lord.

This is what the Lord has said: If the ruler gives a property to any of his sons, it is his heritage and will be the property of his sons; it is theirs for their heritage.

Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.

Make clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities, to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work,

Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,