1 Samuel 8:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. ”

1 Samuel 8:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This verse implies a long period, probably not less than 20 years, of which we have no account except what is contained in the brief notice in 1 Samuel 7:13-17 . The general idea conveyed is of a...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he (a) made his sons judges over Israel. (a) Because he was not able to bear the charge.
1 Samuel 8:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8. Demand for a King. Opening section, continued 1 Samuel 10:17 , of later account of Saul's appointment as king: either Deuteronomic or late stratum of E. Probably 1 Samuel 10:17-19 a...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

old. From 1 Samuel 28:3 he predeceased Saul by about two years. Consequently he acted for thirty-eight years after Saul's anointing (i.e. 1000-962 B.C.) When he anointed David he would be about e...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. When Samuel was old - Supposed to be about sixty. He made his sons judges - He appointed them as his lieutenants t...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. When Samuel was old. He was now about 54 years of age, having discharged the office of sole judge for 12 ye...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The People demand a King 1. Judges] They would be subordinate to their father. When the son of a Judge was influential and popular, he might easily succeed to his father's position: cp. A bimelech...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When Samuel was old. — We are not able with any precision to fix the dates of Samuel’s life. When the great disaster happened which resulted in the capture of the Ark of God and Eli’s death. the yo...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER X. THE PEOPLE DEMAND A KING. 1 Samuel 8:1-22 . WHATEVER impression the "Ebenezer" of Samuel may have produced at the time, it passed away with the lapse of years. The feeling that, in...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Seeking a King like Other Nations 1 Samuel 8:1-9 The sin that Samuel, as a lad, rebuked in Eli, reappeared in his own family and undermined his influence. The names of Samuel's sons are suggest...
1 Samuel 8:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This first Book of Samuel at this point merges into its second division, which has to do with Saul. First we have the account of the clamor of the people for a king and the divine answer thereto. The...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Chapter contains rather the dark side of Israel from the former. Samuel growing old, and his sons not closely copying after the example of their father, discontent broke out among the...
1 Samuel 8:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old ,.... The common notion of the Jews is, that he lived but fifty two years t; when a man is not usually called an old man, unless the infirmities of old age c...
1 Samuel 8:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Ver. 1. And it came to pass, when Samuel was old. ] Sixty at least, say interpreters; and so less able to do all...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Samuel was old And so unfit for his former travels and labours. He is not supposed to have been now above sixty years of age; but he had spent his strength and spirits in the fatigue of public busi...
1 Samuel 8:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

However, old age often brings weariness with it. The time comes when Samuel considers it necessary to have others as judges in the land, and it was quite natural (not spiritual) that he should give t...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Wickedness of Samuel's Sons. B. C. 1075. 1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old,...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 8 Samuel makes his sons judges over Israel; their names, and ill government, 1 Samuel 8:1-3 . The people ask a king: Samuel is grieved; prays, 1 Samuel 8:4-6 . God is displea...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The People Seek For The Appointment of a King Over Them ( 1 Samuel 8:1-6 ). Outwardly the desire of the elders for a king appears reasonable, but what they ignored was the fact that once there was...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 8:1 . “When Samuel was old.” Many expositors consider that he was now about sixty years of age, others that he was not more than fifty-four. It is plain...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 8:3 . His sons walked not as their father, who always came into court with clean hands. Seeking to aggrandize their families they took bribes, and by consequence perverted judgment. The h...
1 Samuel 8:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Parental trials The best sometimes meet with the bitterest disappointment, and their grey hairs are brought d...
1 Samuel 8:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SAUL ( CHS . 8-31). THE great interest of the First Book of Samuel lies in the fact that we have in it the orderly consolidation of two of the main factors in the preparation for...
1 Samuel 8:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel Displeased at the Insistent DesiRev. 1. And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel, the increasing infirmities of old age prompting him to take this...
1 Samuel 8:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 5:21 ; 2 Chronicles 19:5 ; 2 Chronicles 19:6 ; Deuteronomy 16:18 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Judges 10:4 ; Judges 12:14 ; Judges 5:10 ; Judges 8:22 ; Judges 8:23 ; Nehemiah 7:2
1 Samuel 8:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Old — And so unfit for his former travels and labours. He is not supposed to have been now above sixty years of age. But he had spent his strength and spirits in the fatigue of public business: and...

1 Samuel 8:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 8:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 8:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 8:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 8:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 8:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 8:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 8:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 8:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes