God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 8:18
18“When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves. The Lord will not answer you when that day comes.”
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
16He will take your male and female slaves, your best cattle, and your donkeys for his own use. 17He will take a tenth of your flocks. In addition, you will be his servants. “When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves. The Lord will not answer you when that day comes.” 19But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said, “No, we want a king! 20Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out ⌞to war⌟, and fight our battles.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 81 Samuel 8:18 word by word
וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:18
- Isaiah 8:21They will pass through the land when they are hard-pressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they will be furious. Then they will look up, cursing their king and God.
- 1 Samuel 8:13He will take your daughters and have them make perfumes, cook, and bake.
- Job 27:9Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him?
- Psalms 18:41They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
- Proverbs 1:25You ignored all my advice. You did not want me to warn you.
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
- Isaiah 1:15So when you stretch out your hands ⌞in prayer⌟, I will turn my eyes away from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are covered with blood.
- Micah 3:4Then you will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer you. He will hide his face from you at that time because you have done evil things.
- Luke 13:25After the homeowner gets up and closes the door, ⌞it’s too late⌟. You can stand outside, knock at the door, and say, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know who you are.’
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
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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
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