1 Samuel 8:18
Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.
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17He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
Psalms 18:41\18:40\By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
Proverbs 1:28Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
Isaiah 1:15And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 59:1Truly, the Lord's hand has not become short, so that he is unable to give salvation; and his ear is not shut from hearing:
Micah 3:4Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.
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 →