1 Samuel 8:1

Israel's Demand For A King

¹ When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. ² His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.

Israel

Samuel

Deuteronomy 16:18-19

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Judges 5:10

You who ride on white donkeys,
who sit on saddle blankets,
and who travel on the road, give praise!

Judges 8:22-23

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you as well as your sons and your grandsons, for you delivered us from the power of Midian.”

Judges 10:4

He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. They had 30 towns in Gilead, which are called Jair’s Villages to this day.

Judges 12:14

He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,

2 Chronicles 19:5-6

He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.

Nehemiah 7:2

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism.