And it came to pass, when ^aSamuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took ^abribes, and perverted judgment.

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

 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons ^awalk not in thy ways: now make us a ^bking to judge us like all the nations.

 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the ^avoice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have ^brejected me, that I should not ^creign over them.

 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

 9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet ^aprotest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the ^bking that shall ^creign over them.

 10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.

 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

 12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ^aear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

 13 And he will take your daughters to be ^aconfectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.