1 Samuel 8:19

But the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel. And they said, No, but we will have a king over us

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

In Context

18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you, and LORD will not answer you in that day.

20that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 12:12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, when LORD your God was your king.

Psalms 81:11But my people hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me.

Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them. Because when I called, none answered. When I spoke, they did not hear. But they did that which was evil in my eyes, and chose that in which I did not delight

Jeremiah 44:16As for the word that thou have spoken to us in the name of LORD, we will not hearken to thee.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:5-22

The People Desire a King; God's Answer to Israel; The People Insist on Having a King. ( b. c. 1075.) 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord . 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that… Read the whole commentary →

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