1 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:19
“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:19 Context
16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. 19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 20That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. 22And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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¶ Neuerthelesse, the people refused to obey the voyce of Samuel; and they said, Nay, but we will haue a King ouer vs:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
- American Standard Version (1901)
But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,
- Basic English Bible
And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
- Darby Bible
Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;
- Webster's Bible
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,
- World English Bible
And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,
- Youngs Literal Bible
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: 'Nay; but there shall be a king over us;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
- American Standard Version (1901)
But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,
- Basic English Bible
And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
- Darby Bible
Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;
- Webster's Bible
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,
- World English Bible
And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,
- Youngs Literal Bible
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: 'Nay; but there shall be a king over us;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 8:19
8:17 His servants - That is, he will use you like slaves, and deprive you of that liberty which now you enjoy.
8:18 Cry out - Ye shall bitterly mourn for the sad effects of this inordinate desire of a king. Will not hear - Because you will not hear, nor obey his counsel in this day.
8:20 Be like - What stupidity! It was their happiness that they were unlike all other nations, #Numb 23:9 Deut 33:28|, as in other glorious privileges, so especially in this, that the Lord was their immediate king and lawgiver. But they will have a king to go out before them, and to fight their battles. Could they desire a battle better fought for them than the last was, by Samuel's prayers and God's thunders? Were they fond to try the chance of war, at the same uncertainty that others did? And what was the issue? Their first king was slain in battle: and so was Joshua, one of the last and best.
8:21 Rehearsed - He repeated them privately between God and himself; for his own vindication and comfort: and as a foundation for his prayers to God, for direction and assistance.