1 Samuel 8:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They are doing the same thing they have always done. I took them out of Egypt, but they left me and served other gods. They are doing the same to you.

Cross References

Exodus 32:1

The people saw that a long time had passed and Moses had not come down from the mountain. So they gathered around Aaron. They said to him, “Look, Moses led us out of the land of Egypt, but we don’t know what has happened to him. So make us some gods to go before us and lead us.”

Judges 13:1

Again the people started doing what the Lord said was wrong. So the Lord allowed the Philistines to rule over them for 40 years.

Judges 6:1

Again the Israelites did what the Lord said was wrong. So for seven years the Lord allowed the Midianites to defeat the Israelites.

Judges 4:1

After Ehud died, the people again did what the Lord said was wrong.

Judges 2:20

So the Lord became angry with the Israelites, and he said, “This nation has broken the agreement that I made with their ancestors. They have not listened to me.

Deuteronomy 9:24

All the time that I have known you, you have refused to obey the Lord.

Numbers 16:41

The next day all the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron. They said, “You killed the Lord’s people.”

Exodus 17:2

So they turned against Moses and started arguing with him. They said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why have you turned against me? Why are you testing the Lord?”

Exodus 16:3

They said, “It would have been better if the Lord had just killed us in the land of Egypt. At least there we had plenty to eat. We had all the food we needed. But now you have brought us out here into this desert to make us all die from hunger.”

1 Samuel 8:7

The Lord told Samuel, “Do what the people tell you. They have not rejected you. They have rejected me. They don’t want me to be their king.

1 Samuel 8:9

So listen to the people and do what they say. But give them a warning. Tell the people what a king will do to them. Tell them how a king rules people.”

Jeremiah 34:14

I said to your ancestors, “At the end of every seven years, everyone must set their Hebrew slaves free. If you have fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you, you must let them go free after they have served you for six years.” But your ancestors did not listen to me or pay attention to me.

Ezekiel 2:3

He said, “Son of man, I am sending you to speak to the family of Israel. Those people and their ancestors turned against me many times. They have sinned against me many times—and they are still sinning against me today.

Psalm 78:8

They would not be like their ancestors, who were stubborn and refused to obey. Their hearts were not devoted to God, and they were not faithful to him.