1 Samuel 8:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, No! We will have a king over us,

American Standard Version (1901)

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

Common English Bible

But the people refused to listen to Samuel and said, “No! There must be a king over us

Catholic Public Domain Version

But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: "By no means! For there shall be a king over us,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us.

1 Samuel 8:19 Cross References

2 Kings 21:9

But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than did the nations, whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.

Psalm 81:11

But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.

Psalm 81:12

So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.

Isaiah 66:4

I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted 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.

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:

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

Deuteronomy 17:14

When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein; and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are round about me;

1 Samuel 12:12

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.