1 Samuel 8:18

1 Samuel 8:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day.”

Context of 1 Samuel 8:18

16And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use. 17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.” 19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. 20Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

1 Samuel 8:18 word by word

וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

• When thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• day comesיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• you will begזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• for relief fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• you have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• but the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• answer youעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:18

• Isaiah 8:21They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
• 1 Samuel 8:13And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
• Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
• Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
• Proverbs 1:25because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
• Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
• Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is. The law of God and the manner of men widely differ from each other; the former should be our rule in the several relations of life; the latter should be the measure of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The people would plead for relief, just like their ancestors did in Egypt under a harsh ruler (see Exodus 3:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. he will take your fields, &c.--The circumstances mentioned here might be illustrated by exact analogies in the conduct of many Oriental monarchs in the present day.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:18

• Government
• Israel
• Monarchy
• Rulers
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Manner
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Sharpen
• Taxes
• Choose; Chosen
• Israel, History of
• Jotham
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings