1 Samuel 8:19

1 Samuel 8:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
• New International Version (NIV)But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, "No! But there shall be a king over us,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

Context of 1 Samuel 8:19

17He will take a tenth of your flocks. In addition, you will be his servants. 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.” But 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.” 21When Samuel heard everything the people had to say, he reported it privately to the Lord.

1 Samuel 8:19 word by word

וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִֽהְיֶ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nevertheless the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• to obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• and they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Nay; but we will have a kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:19

• Psalms 81:11“But my people did not listen to me. Israel wanted nothing to do with me.
• Jeremiah 7:13You have done the same things the people did at Shiloh,’ ” declares the Lord. “ ‘Although I spoke to you again and again, you did not listen. When I called you, you did not answer.
• Jeremiah 44:16“We won’t listen to the message that you have spoken to us in the Lord’s name.
• Ezekiel 33:31Then they come to you, as if they are still my people, and they sit down in front of you. They listen to what you say, but they don’t do it. They say that they love me, but in their hearts they chase dishonest profits.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The people refused to obey - They would have the king, his manner and all, notwithstanding the solemn warning which they here receive.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. 1-22When Israel was changing to a monarchy (rule by kings), neither God (1 Samuel 8:7–9) nor Samuel (1 Samuel 12:1–25) liked the people's request for a king. Saul, the first king (1 Samuel 9–11), did not succeed in his role (1 Samuel 13–31) and proved Samuel's warnings true (see 1 Samuel 8:10–18; compare 1 Samuel 16:1–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2219-22. Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel--They sneered at Samuel's description as a bugbear to frighten them. Determined, at all hazards, to gain their object, they insisted on being made like all the other nations, though it was their glory and happiness to be unlike other nations in having the Lord for their King and Lawgiver (Nu 23:9; De 33:28). Their demand was conceded, for the government of a king had been provided for in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:19

• Government
• Israel
• Samuel
• Self-Will
• Theocracy
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
• Manner
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Sharpen
• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of
• Theocracy

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