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1 Samuel 8:19

Samuel
PrideTemptation

17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

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

20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

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BSB
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
KJV
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
WEB
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
ASV
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
DARBY
And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
BLB
And the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but surely we will have a king over us,
ÅB
Men folket ville ikke høre på Samuel, de sa: Nei, vi vil ha en konge over oss.
OTB
Men folket nektet å høre på Samuel. "Nei!" sa de. "Vi vil ha en konge til å styre over oss.
B1930
Men folket vilde ikke høre på Samuel, de sa: Nei, vi vil ha en konge over oss.

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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 they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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  • 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 evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

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  • 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;

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  • Psalms 81:11

    But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

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