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 will be his slaves. 18When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.” But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said. 20“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.” 21So Samuel repeated to the Lord what the people had said,

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 no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around.
• Jeremiah 7:13While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.
• Jeremiah 44:16“We will not listen to your messages from the Lord!
• Ezekiel 33:31So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.

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