1 Samuel 8:7

New Century Version

and the Lord told Samuel, “Listen to whatever the people say to you. They have not rejected you. They have rejected me from being their king.

Cross References

Exodus 16:8

And Moses said, “Each evening the Lord will give you meat to eat, and every morning he will give you all the bread you want, because he has heard you grumble against him. You are not grumbling against Aaron and me, because we are nothing; you are grumbling against the Lord.”

Isaiah 66:4

So I will choose their punishments, and I will punish them with what they fear most. This is because I called to them, but they did not listen. I spoke to them, but they did not hear me. They did things I said were evil; they chose to do things I did not like.”

Jeremiah 34:14

I said to your ancestors: ‘At the end of every seven years, each one of you must set his Hebrew slaves free. If a fellow Hebrew has sold himself to you, you must let him go free after he has served you for six years.’ But your ancestors did not listen or pay attention to me.

Ezekiel 2:3

He said, “Human, I am sending you to the people of Israel. That nation has turned against me and broken away from me. They and their ancestors have sinned against me until this very day.

Ezekiel 3:7

But the people of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me. Yes, all the people of Israel are stubborn and will not obey.

Numbers 22:20

That night God came to Balaam and said, “These men have come to ask you to go with them. Go, but only do what I tell you.”

Matthew 10:40

Whoever accepts you also accepts me, and whoever accepts me also accepts the One who sent me.

Luke 10:16

“Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever refuses to accept you refuses to accept me. And whoever refuses to accept me refuses to accept the One who sent me.”

Luke 19:14

But the people in the kingdom hated the man. So they sent a group to follow him and say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Luke 19:27

Now where are my enemies who didn’t want me to be king? Bring them here and kill them before me.’ ”

John 13:16

I tell you the truth, a servant is not greater than his master. A messenger is not greater than the one who sent him.

Judges 8:23

But Gideon told them, “The Lord will be your ruler. I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you.”

1 Samuel 10:19

But now you have rejected your God. He saves you from all your troubles and problems, but you said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us.’ Now come, stand before the Lord in your tribes and family groups.”

1 Samuel 12:1

Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done everything you wanted me to do and have put a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:12

But when you saw Nahash king of the Ammonites coming against you, you said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us!’—even though the Lord your God was your king.

1 Samuel 8:22

The Lord answered, “You must listen to them. Give them a king.” Then Samuel told the people of Israel, “Go back to your towns.”

1 Samuel 8:8

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