1 Samuel 8:19 · KJV
“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”
— 1 Samuel 8:19
And 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.
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
1 Samuel 8 — Context
He 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.
Cross References
Jeremiah 44:16
{As for} the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee {as} my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, {but} their heart goeth after their covetousness. {as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people} {they sit...: or, my people sit before thee} {they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests}
Jeremiah 7:13
And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
Isaiah 66:4
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose {that} in which I delighted not. {delusions: or, devices}
Psalms 81:11
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.