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...CONFIRMATION of their promises, they " poured out water before the Lord ! " — ROBERTS. CHAPTER VIII. Ver. G. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give...king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. Hebrew, " was evil in the eyes of Samuel." When anjr thing gives displeasure to another, it is said...

...this chosen race. It is related, that the elders of Israel came unto Samuel, and said unto him,^ " Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not " in thy...make us a king to judge us like all the " nations.'' This inconvenience arising from the misconduct of the sons of Samuel was so plainly temporary and easily...

...elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, and said unto him, ' Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways; now make us a king to judge us.'" "The thing displeased Samuel"; yet, asking for divine direction, he was told to yield to the request,...

...elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, and said unto him, ' Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways ; now make us a king to judge us. ' " " The thing displeased Samuel " ; yet, asking for divine direction, he was told to yield to the...

...elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, and said unto him, ' Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways ; now make us a king to judge us. ' " " The thing displeased Samuel " ; yet, asking for divine direction, he was told to yield to the...

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...government, but a change in the very nature of the government itself: they came unto Samuel, and said, " Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways ; make us a king to judge us."* There were in this request three faults : first, as has already been...

...Samuel, in order that you may feel that God is against monarchy : — " And they said unto Samuel, Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy...Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all they say unto thee : for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not...

...itself the two grand prerogatives of lordship and judgment. Thus, 1 Sam. 8. 5, 6, 'And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways : now make IK a king to judge us like all the nations. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us...