1 Samuel 8:18
And ye will cry out on that day because of your king whom ye will have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
17Of your flocks will he take the tenth: and ye yourselves will become his servants.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, when he hath gained unjust wealth, when God casteth forth his soul?
Psalms 18:41(18:42) They cry, but there is none to help; unto the Lord,—but he answereth 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 withdraw my eyes from you; yea, when ye make ever so many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 59:1Behold, the Lord's hand is not too short to save; neither his ear too heavy for hearing;
Micah 3:4Then will they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them; and he will hide his face from them at that time, as they have committed their evil deeds.
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 →