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1Sa 8:1 — And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 2892. B.C. 1112.
Entire Verse.		An. Ex. Is. 379.
made his		Deu 16:18,19; Jdg 8:22,23; 2Ch 19:5,6; Neh 7:2; 1Ti 5:21
sons judges		Jdg 5:10; Jdg 10:4; Jdg 12:14

Correlating Passages

made his

	Deu 16:18	Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
	Deu 16:19	Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
	Jdg 8:22	Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
	Jdg 8:23	And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
	2Ch 19:5	And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
	2Ch 19:6	And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you in the judgment.
	Neh 7:2	That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many.
	1Ti 5:21	I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

sons judges

	Jdg 5:10	Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
	Jdg 10:4	And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.
	Jdg 12:14	And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 8:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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