Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”

故此你要依从他们的话，只是当警戒他们，告诉他们将来那王怎样管辖他们。”

现在你只管听从他们的话，不过要严厉警告他们，告诉他们将来王会用什么方式管辖他们。”

现在你只管听从他们的话，不过要严厉警告他们，告诉他们将来王会用什么方式管辖他们。”

你就照他们所求的去做吧！但你要警告他们，让他们知道将来王会怎样管辖他们。”

现在你只管听从他们的话，但必须郑重警告他们，告诉他们那要统治他们的王要怎样治理他们。”

所以你要听从民众的话，但一定要严厉地告诫他们，告诉他们那将要统治他们的王，会用什么方法统治他们。”

故此你要依從他們的話，只是當警戒他們，告訴他們將來那王怎樣管轄他們。」

現在你只管聽從他們的話，不過要嚴厲警告他們，告訴他們將來王會用甚麼方式管轄他們。」

現在你只管聽從他們的話，不過要嚴厲警告他們，告訴他們將來王會用甚麼方式管轄他們。」

你就照他們所求的去做吧！但你要警告他們，讓他們知道將來王會怎樣管轄他們。」

現在你只管聽從他們的話，但必須鄭重警告他們，告訴他們那要統治他們的王要怎樣治理他們。”

現在你只管依從他們的話，只是要鄭重警告他們，告訴他們那要管理他們的王、其制度是怎麼樣。』

所以你要聽從民眾的話，但一定要嚴厲地告誡他們，告訴他們那將要統治他們的王，會用什麼方法統治他們。」

可從其言、惟當加以警戒、示以治之之王、其制度若何、

今可從其言、加以訓誨、示以王之常例。

今可從其言、第當加以警誡、告以治之之王、將如何以待之、

Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”

Let them have what they want. But give them a strong warning. Let them know what the king who rules over them will expect to be done for him.”

Do as they ask, but solemnly warn them about the way a king will reign over them.”

Listen to them, but solemnly warn them and tell them about the customary rights of the king who will reign over them.”

Now then, listen to their voice; however, you shall warn them strongly and tell them of the practice of the king who will reign over them.”

Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.”

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.

Listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and tell them about the rights of the king who will rule over them.”

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.

So now do as they say. But seriously warn them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.”

Now therefore listen to their voice. However you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.”

Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

He said,“ These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work.He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”

If I say to the wicked,‘ You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.

The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand,

“ And to the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundaryof the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.

The prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, thrusting them out of their property. He shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that none of my people shall be scattered from his property.”

There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself.