Then Samuel told the people what the rights and duties of a king were. He wrote them down on a scroll and placed it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent the people home again.

撒母耳将国法对百姓说明，又记在书上，放在耶和华面前，然后遣散众民，各回各家去了。

撒母耳将君王的典章对百姓说明，又记在书上，放在耶和华面前，然后撒母耳遣散众百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳将君王的典章对百姓说明，又记在书上，放在耶和华面前，然后撒母耳遣散众百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳向百姓说明做君王的权利和责任，又把这些都记在册子上，放在耶和华面前，然后让百姓各自回家。

撒母耳把国法对众人述说了，又记在书上，存放在耶和华面前，然后遣散众人，各回自己的家去了。

于是撒母耳把王国的法规向民众宣告了，又写在书卷上，放在耶和华面前。然后撒母耳遣散全体民众，让各人回自己的家去。

撒母耳將國法對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後遣散眾民，各回各家去了。

撒母耳將君王的典章對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後撒母耳遣散眾百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳將君王的典章對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後撒母耳遣散眾百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳向百姓說明做君王的權利和責任，又把這些都記在冊子上，放在耶和華面前，然後讓百姓各自回家。

撒母耳把國法對眾人述說了，又記在書上，存放在耶和華面前，然後遣散眾人，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳將君王國事向人民說明，又寫在卷冊上，安放在永恆主面前；然後打發眾民各回各家而去。

於是撒母耳把王國的法規向民眾宣告了，又寫在書卷上，放在耶和華面前。然後撒母耳遣散全體民眾，讓各人回自己的家去。

撒母耳以國之制度示民、錄之於書、置於耶和華前、遣民各歸其家、

撒母耳以國之典章示民、錄之於書、藏於耶和華室、然後使民各歸故土。

撒母耳以國之法度、宣講於民、錄之於書、置於主前、然後撒母耳遣散民眾、各歸其家、

Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.

Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of the king who ruled over them. He wrote them down in a book. He placed it in front of the Lord in the holy tent. Then he sent the people away. He sent each of them to their own homes.

Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people home.

Then Samuel told the people the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote them in the book, and placed it before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his house.

Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his home.

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote[ it] in a book, and laid[ it] up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

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.

Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

“ This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said.“ The king will draft your sons and assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots.Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment.The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him.He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials.He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use.He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.”

“ You are about to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think,‘ We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’If this happens, be sure to select as king the man the Lord your God chooses. You must appoint a fellow Israelite; he may not be a foreigner.“ The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you,‘ You must never return to Egypt.’The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself.“ When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees.This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and acting as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.

Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.

“ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: If the prince gives a gift of land to one of his sons as his inheritance, it will belong to him and his descendants forever.But if the prince gives a gift of land from his inheritance to one of his servants, the servant may keep it only until the Year of Jubilee, which comes every fiftieth year. At that time the land will return to the prince. But when the prince gives gifts to his sons, those gifts will be permanent.And the prince may never take anyone’s property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their property.”

Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished.For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong.So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.

For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority— whether the king as head of state,or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right.

Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.

“ For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign Lord.Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.