1 Samuel 8:7

New International Reader's Version

The Lord told him, “Listen to everything the people are saying to you. You are not the one they have turned their backs on. I am the one they do not want as their king.

Cross References

Exodus 16:8

Moses also said, “You will know that the Lord has heard you speak against him. He will give you meat to eat in the evening. He’ll give you all the bread you want in the morning. But who are we? You aren’t speaking against us. You are speaking against the Lord.”

Isaiah 66:4

So I have also made a choice. I will make them suffer greatly. I will bring on them what they are afraid of. When I called out to them, no one answered me. When I spoke to them, no one listened. They did what is evil in my sight. They chose to do what displeases me.”

Jeremiah 34:14

‘Every seventh year you must set your people free. Each of you must set free all the Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. Let them serve you for six years. Then you must let them go free.’ (Deuteronomy 15:12) But your people of long ago did not listen to me. They did not pay any attention to me.

Ezekiel 2:3

He said, “Son of man, I am sending you to the people of Israel. That nation has refused to obey me. They have turned against me. They and their people of long ago have been against me to this day.

Ezekiel 3:7

But the people of Israel do not want to listen to you. That is because they do not want to listen to me. All the Israelites are very stubborn.

Numbers 22:20

That night God came to Balaam. He said, “These men have come to get you. So go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”

Matthew 10:40

“Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Luke 10:16

“Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever does not accept you does not accept me. But whoever does not accept me does not accept the one who sent me.”

Luke 19:14

“But those he ruled over hated him. They sent some messengers after him. They were sent to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’

Luke 19:27

And what about my enemies who did not want me to be king over them? Bring them here! Kill them in front of me!’ ”

John 13:16

What I’m about to tell you is true. A slave is not more important than his master. And a messenger is not more important than the one who sends him.

Judges 8:23

But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you. My son won’t rule over you either. The Lord will rule over you.”

1 Samuel 10:19

But now you have turned your backs on your God. He saves you out of all your trouble and suffering. In spite of that, you have said, ‘We refuse to listen. Place a king over us.’ So now gather together to meet with the Lord. Do it tribe by tribe and family group by family group.”

1 Samuel 12:1

Samuel spoke to all the Israelites. He said, “I’ve done everything you asked me to do. I’ve placed a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:12

“But then you saw that Nahash, the king of Ammon, was about to attack you. So you said to me, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us.’ You said it even though the Lord your God was your king.

1 Samuel 8:22

The Lord answered, “Listen to them. Give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Each of you go back to your own town.”

1 Samuel 8:8

They are doing just as they have always done. They have deserted me and served other gods. They have done that from the time I brought them up out of Egypt until this day. Now they are deserting you too.