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 demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants. 18In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you in that day.” But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us! 20We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.” 21So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it 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 81:11But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.
• Jeremiah 7:13You also have done all these things, says the Lord, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent!
• Jeremiah 44:16“We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!
• Ezekiel 33:31They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.

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