1 Samuel 8:18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
17He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?
Psalms 18:41(18-42) They cried, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
Proverbs 1:28Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they 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, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear;
Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but He will not answer them; yea, 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 →