1Sa 8:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Sam 8:1-22: 8:1–12:25 During Israel’s transition to a monarchy, neither God (8:7-9 ) nor Samuel (12:1-25 ) was pleased by the people’s demand for a king. Saul, the first king (chs 9–11 ), failed in his role (chs 13–31 ) and fulfilled Samuel’s warnings (see 8:10-18 ; cp. 16:1-13 ).

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‏ 1 Samuel 8:1-3

Summary for 1Sam 8:1-22: 8:1–12:25 ^a During Israel’s transition to a monarchy, neither God (8:7-9 ^b) nor Samuel (12:1-25 ^c) was pleased by the people’s demand for a king. Saul, the first king (chs 9–11 ^d), failed in his role (chs 13–31 ^e) and fulfilled Samuel’s warnings (see 8:10-18 ^f; cp. 16:1-13 ^g).
8:2 ^h Samuel’s two oldest sons functioned as judges in Beersheba, fifty miles south of their father’s home.
8:3 ⁱ they were not like their father: They were more like Eli’s two sons (2:12-17 ^j). Their corruption was a primary reason the era of the judges ended.