Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. New Living Translation But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said. English Standard Version But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, Berean Standard Bible Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. King James Bible Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; New King James Version Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, New American Standard Bible Yet the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, NASB 1995 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, NASB 1977 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, Legacy Standard Bible Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, Amplified Bible Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, Christian Standard Bible The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No! ” they said. “We must have a king over us. Holman Christian Standard Bible The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. American Standard Version But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the people did not choose to listen to the voice of Shemueil, and they said to him: “Not so, but there shall be a King be over us! Brenton Septuagint Translation But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us. Douay-Rheims Bible But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us. English Revised Version But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; GOD'S WORD® Translation But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said, "No, we want a king! Good News Translation The people paid no attention to Samuel, but said, "No! We want a king, International Standard Version The people refused to listen to Samuel. Instead, they insisted, "No! Let a king rule over us instead! JPS Tanakh 1917 But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: 'Nay; but there shall be a king over us; Literal Standard Version And the people refuse to listen to the voice of Samuel, and say, “No, but a king is over us, Majority Standard Bible Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. New American Bible The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel’s warning and said, “No! There must be a king over us. NET Bible But the people refused to heed Samuel's warning. Instead they said, "No! There will be a king over us! New Revised Standard Version But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! but we are determined to have a king over us, New Heart English Bible But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us, Webster's Bible Translation Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us; World English Bible But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, Young's Literal Translation And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Grants the Request19Nevertheless, 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.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 17:14 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, "Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us," 1 Samuel 12:12 But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, 'No, we must have a king to rule over us'--even though the LORD your God was your king. Isaiah 66:4 So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight." Jeremiah 44:16 "As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you! Treasury of Scripture Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us; refused to obey Psalm 81:11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. Jeremiah 7:13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; Jeremiah 44:16 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. Jump to Previous Attention Hearken Nevertheless Obey Refuse Refused Samuel Voice WantJump to Next Attention Hearken Nevertheless Obey Refuse Refused Samuel Voice Want1 Samuel 8 1. By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites ask a king6. Samuel praying in grief is comforted by God 10. He tells the manner of a king 19. God wills Samuel to yield unto the importunity of the people (19) The people refused.--The warning words of the prophet-judge were evidently carefully considered and debated in a formal assembly, but the majority at least abided by the terms of their request.Verses 19, 20. - The people refused to obey - literally, to hearken to - the voice of Samuel. The words of Samuel were no doubt formally considered by the elders, and we may be sure that there would not be wanting men to urge attention and obedience to his warning; but when the decision had to be made, whether by vote or acclamation, the majority persisted in their choice, and for a reason which completely justified Samuel's displeasure; for they say - That we also may be like all the nations. Their wish was not to develop and perfect their own institutions, but to revolt from them, and escape from the rigour of the Mosaic law. It is remarkable that their nearest neighbours and most inveterate enemies, the Philistines, had no king, but an oligarchy of five princes. Probably it had been argued, in the assembly of the elders, that if the whole power of Israel were gathered into one hand it would be more than a match for the Philistines, whose energy must often have been diminished by discords among its rulers. That our king may judge - i.e. govern (1 Samuel 7:17) - us, and fight our battles. Here the people had reason on their side. Both the internal administration of justice and the defence of the country would be better managed under a permanent and regular authority than under the judges, whose rule was extemporised to meet difficulties, and had no inherent stability. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nevertheless, the peopleהָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock refused וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (way·mā·’ă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3985: To refuse to listen לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ (liš·mō·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Samuel. שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel “No!” לֹּ֔א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no they said. וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “We must have יִֽהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a king מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king over us. עָלֵֽינוּ׃ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links 1 Samuel 8:19 NIV1 Samuel 8:19 NLT 1 Samuel 8:19 ESV 1 Samuel 8:19 NASB 1 Samuel 8:19 KJV 1 Samuel 8:19 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 8:19 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 8:19 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 8:19 French Bible 1 Samuel 8:19 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 8:19 But the people refused to listen (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |