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When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations. ” But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking for a king from him. He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young mena and your donkeys, and put them to his work. He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.” But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.” Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land… Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Then Peter began to speak: "I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy… If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, you call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands. For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe. Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God. Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. Forbearing because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him. And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace… knowing. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.… Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; … That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; … 1 Samuel 8 Ephesians 6:9 Romans 13:1,2 Matthew 7:12 Deuteronomy 15:11-16 Colossians 3:25 Leviticus 25:43 Matthew 22:8,10 Deuteronomy 10:17 Job 31:13 Acts 10:34 John 13:13 Job 34:19 Ephesians 6:9,10 Ecclesiastes 5:8 Psalm 140:12 Luke 6:31 Leviticus 25:43 1 Samuel 15:17 Daniel 3:6,15 Philippians 2:10,11