1 Samuel 8:6
And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king, to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 32:32Or if thou do not, strike me out of the book that thou hast written.
Numbers 16:22They fell flat on their face, and said: O most mighty, the God of the spirits of all flesh, for one man's sin shall thy wrath rage against all?
1 Samuel 12:17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.
1 Samuel 12:23And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way.
Ezra 9:3And when I had heard this word, I rent my mantle and my coat, and plucked off the hairs of my head and my beard, and I sat down mourning.
Luke 6:11And they were filled with madness; and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.
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 →