1 Samuel 8:19

But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

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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

18Then 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.

20So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 12:12And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

Psalms 81:11\81:10\I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.

Isaiah 66:4Who are seated in the resting-places of the dead, and by night are in the secret places; who take pig's flesh for food, and have the liquid of disgusting things in their vessels.

Jeremiah 44:16As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.

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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