Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be when Samuel was old, he set his sons judges to Israel.
New American Standard Bible
And it came about when Samuel was old that
King James Version
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Holman Bible
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
International Standard Version
When Samuel became old, he appointed his sons judges over Israel.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Amplified
And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
Bible in Basic English
Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
NET Bible
In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
New Heart English Bible
It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons judges to Israel;
Webster
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
World English Bible
It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when Samuel is aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of » Samuel's sons
Judge » Corrupt, instances of » Samuel's sons
Judge » Samson » The sons of samuel
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Samuel's sons, taking bribes
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 8:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Demand For A King
1 And it will be when Samuel was old, he set his sons judges to Israel. 2 And the name of his son the firstborn will be Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: judges at the Well of the Oath.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
Judges and scribes shall thou give to thee in all thy gates which Jehovah thy God gave to thee according to thy tribes: and they judged the people just judgment
Judges 5:10
Ye riding upon white asses, Sitting upon jurisdiction, And going upon the way, speak ye.
Judges 8:22-23
And the men of Israel will say to Gideon, Rule over us, also thou, also thy son, also thy son's son: for thou savedst us from the hand of Midian.
Judges 10:4
And to him will be thirty sons riding upon thirty young asses, and thirty cities to them; and they will call them the villages of Jair even to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
Judges 12:14
And there will be to him forty sons and thirty sons' sons riding upon seventy young asses: and he will judge Israel eight years.
2 Chronicles 19:5-6
And he will set up judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, to city and city;
Nehemiah 7:2
And I shall command Hanani my brother, and Hananiah chief of the fortress, over Jerusalem, for he is as a man of truth, and fearing God above many.
1 Timothy 5:21
I call to witness before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that thou watch these things without preference, doing nothing by bending.