Discovery Box1 Samuel 8:6-9 
Context8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for 1 they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord. 8:7 The Lord said to Samuel, “Do everything the people request of you. 2 For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king. 8:8 Just as they have done 3 from the day that I brought them up from Egypt until this very day, they have rejected me and have served other gods. This is what they are also doing to you. 8:9 So now do as they say. 4 But seriously warn 5 them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” 6
1 tn Heb “when.”
2 tn Heb “Listen to the voice of the people, to all which they say to you.”
3 tn Heb “according to all the deeds which they have done.”
4 tn Heb “and now, listen to their voice.”
5 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the imperative for emphasis.
6 tn Heb “and tell them the manner of the king who will rule over them.”
