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.”

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.”

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

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.

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 talked to the people about how the kingship would work. He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.

He said,“ Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD won’t answer you in that day.”

When I say to the wicked,“ You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.

Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand.

“‘ For the prince there will be land on both sides of the holy allotment and the allotted city, alongside the holy allotment and the allotted city, on the west side and on the east side; it will be comparable in length to one of the portions, from the west border to the east borderof the land. This will be his property in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people, but the land will be allotted to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

The prince will not take away any of the people’s inheritance by oppressively removing them from their property. He will give his sons an inheritance from his own possessions so that my people will not be scattered, each from his own property.’”

There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.