1 Samuel 8:18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
17He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul?
Psalms 18:41They cried, and there was none to save; unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
Proverbs 1:28then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 59:1Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened that it cannot save, neither his ear heavy that it cannot hear;
Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
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 →