1 Samuel 8:18
And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
17your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
19And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us,
Cross References
Job 27:8For what [is] the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
Psalms 18:41They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
Proverbs 1:28Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.
Isaiah 1:15And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.
Isaiah 59:1Lo, the hand of Jehovah Hath not been shortened from saving, Nor heavy his ear from hearing.
Micah 3:4Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil 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 →