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1 Samuel 08 Translation Questions
Q? In what ways did the two sons of Samuel, who were judges, not walk in the ways of their father?
A. They chased after dishonest gain, taking bribes and perverting justice. [8:1-3]
Q? What the request did the elders of Israel make of Samuel?
A. They asked Samuel to appoint for them a king to judge them like all the nations, since he was old and his sons did not walk in his ways. [8:4-5]
Q? What did Samuel do when he was displeased by the request from the elders of Israel to give them a king?
A. Samuel prayed to Yahweh. [8:6]
Q? Why did Yahweh tell Samuel to obey the voice of the people in everything they would say to him?
A. Yahweh told Samuel to obey their voice because they were not rejecting Samuel, but they were rejected Yahweh from being king over them. [8:7]
Q? What was the warning which Yahweh told Samuel to give to the people of Israel?
A. Yahweh told Samuel to solemnly warn the people of Israel about the way in which the king would rule over them. [8:8-9]
Q? What was the warning which Samuel gave to the people of Israel about the way in which the king would take their sons from them?
A. Samuel warned the people that the king would take their sons to be horsemen and soldiers, make them plow the ground and reap the harvest, and use others to make weapons and implements of war. [8:10-12]
Q? What was the warning which Samuel gave to the people of Israel about what the king would do with their daughters?
A. Samuel warned them that the king would take their daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. [8:13-15]
Q? What was the warning which Samuel gave to the people of Israel about what the king would do with their servants, young men, and animals?
A. Samuel warned them that the king would take their servants, the best of their young men and donkeys, a tenth of their flocks, and make them slaves. [8:16-17]
Q? What did Samuel warn the people of Israel would happen when they would cry out because of the king which they had chosen for themselves?
A. Samuel said that when they would cry out to Yahweh, Yahweh would not answer them. [8:18]
Q? How did the people of Israel respond to the warnings from Samuel?
A. The people insisted that they still wanted a king over them so they could be like the other nations and have a king to judge them and fight their battles. [8:19-20]
Q? What was the response of Yahweh when Samuel repeated the words of the people into his ears?
A. Yahweh still told Samuel to obey the voice of the people and give them a king. [8:21-22]