1 Samuel 8:18
Then will ye make outcry, in that day, because of your king whom ye have chosen for yourselves,—and Yahweh will not answer you, in that day.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
17Your flocks, will he tithe,—and, ye yourselves, shall become his servants.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?
Psalms 18:41They cried out, but there was none to save, unto Yahweh, but he answered them not.
Proverbs 1:28Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
Isaiah 1:15Even when ye spread forth your open palms, I hide mine eyes from you; Yea, though ye multiply prayers, I am not hearkening,—Your hands, with deeds of blood, are filled.
Isaiah 59:1Lo! the hand of Yahweh is not too short to save,—Neither is his ear too heavy to hear.
Micah 3:4Then, shall they make outcry unto Yahweh, but he will not answer them,—that he may hide his face from them, at that time, even as they have made wicked 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 →