CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Samuel 8
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22 verses in KJV · 140 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 1 Samuel 8 (KJV)
8:1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba.
8:3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1112 BC
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Original-language word-study starting points
H8050she.mu.elSamuel · 10 occurrencesH4428me.lekhking · 9 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 6 occurrencesH8199sha.phatto judge · 5 occurrencesH8085sha.mato hear: hear · 5 occurrencesH3947la.qachto take: take · 5 occurrencesH3808lonot · 5 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 5 occurrencesH7760sumto set: make · 4 occurrencesH6963qolvoice · 4 occurrencesH5971ampeople · 4 occurrencesH5650e.vedservant/slave · 4 occurrencesH4427ma.lakhto reign · 4 occurrencesH3117yomday · 4 occurrences
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