1 Samuel 8:18
You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not answer you in that day."
New Heart English Bible
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In Context
17He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Psalms 18:41They cried, but there was none to save;even to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
Proverbs 1:28Then will they call on me, but I will not answer.They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
Isaiah 1:15When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you.Yes, when you 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 can't save; neither his ear heavy, that it can't hear:
Micah 3:4Then they will cry to the Lord,but he will not answer them.Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time,because they made their deeds evil."
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 →