1 Samuel 8:4 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 8:4

So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

BSB

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ASV

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;

KJV

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,.... At some place of rendezvous appointed; these were the heads of the tribes, and fathers of the houses and families of Israel, the principal persons of age and authority: and came to Samuel unto Ramah; the place of his nativity and abode, and where he now dwelt, and judged Israel; they went in a very respectable body with an address to him.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They knew it was in vain to court Samuel to take upon him the title and dignity of a king, but he must appoint them one. They do not say, "Give us a king that is wise and good, and will judge better than thy sons do," but, "Give us a king," any body that will but make a figure.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ	vai.yit.ka.be.Tzu	and they gathered together	H6908 →
כֹּ֖ל	kol	all	H3605 →
זִקְנֵ֣י	zik.Nei	[the] elders of	H2205 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they came	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
הָרָמָֽתָה׃	ha.ra.Ma.tah	<the> Ramah towards	H7414 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Exodus 3:16
Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you…
leads to
- Psalms 8:4
  what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- Exodus 4:29
  Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,
- Exodus 4:31
  and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
- Genesis 50:24
  Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac,…
- Acts 15:14
  Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
Through
Exodus 24:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
leads to
- Numbers 11:16
  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them…
Through
2 Samuel 5:3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 2:4
  Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
- 1 Samuel 16:13
  So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Samuel