1 Samuel 8:9 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 8:9

Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

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ASV

Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

KJV

Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Show them the manner of the king - The word משפט mishpat, which we here render manner, signifies simply what the king would and might require, according to the manner in which kings in general ruled; all of whom, in those times, were absolute and despotic.

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Rather than so, let them have a king. [3.] God knows how to bring glory to himself out of it, and to serve his own wise purposes even by their foolish counsels. (2.) But he must tell them, withal, that when they have a king they will soon have enough of him, and will, when it is too late, repent of their choice.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעַתָּ֖ה	ve.'a.Tah	and now	H6258 →
שְׁמַ֣ע	she.Ma'	listen	H8085 →
בְּקוֹלָ֑ם	be.ko.Lam	to voice their	H6963 →
אַ֗ךְ	'Akh	nevertheless	H389 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הָעֵ֤ד	ha.'Ed	certainly <to warn>	H5749 →
תָּעִיד֙	ta.'Id	you will warn	H5749 →
בָּהֶ֔ם	ba.Hem	<in> <the> them
וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣	ve.hi.gad.Ta	and you will tell	H5046 →
לָהֶ֔ם	la.Hem	to <the> them
מִשְׁפַּ֣ט	mish.Pat	[the] right[s] of	H4941 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
יִמְלֹ֖ךְ	yim.Lokh	he will reign	H4427 →
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס	'a.lei.Hem	over them	H5921 →

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Ezekiel 3:18
If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man…
leads to
- Ezekiel 33:6
  But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away…
- James 5:19–20
  My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
- Ezekiel 3:20
  Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his…
- Acts 20:26–27
  Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
- Ezekiel 33:8–10
  If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity,…
Through
1 Samuel 10:25
Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 8:11–18
  He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of…
- Deuteronomy 17:14–20
  When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like…
Through
Ezekiel 46:18
The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none…
leads to
- Ezekiel 45:8
  This land will be his possession in Israel. And My princes will no longer oppress My people, but will give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

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Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Samuel