1 Samuel 8:19

But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be 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

18And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”

20and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 12:12Then, seeing that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, had arrived against you, you said to me, ‘By no means! Instead, a king shall reign over us,’ even though the Lord your God was reigning over you.

Isaiah 66:4Therefore, I also will choose their illusions, and I will lead over them the things that they feared. For I called, and there was no one who would respond. I have spoken, and they have not listened. And they have done evil in my eyes; and what I did not will, they have chosen.

Jeremiah 44:16“Concerning the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not heed 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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