1 Samuel 8:18
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.
1 Samuel 8:18 in other translations
| BSB | When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.” |
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| WEB | You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.” |
| ASV | And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day. |
| YLT | And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.' |
| DARBY | And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day. |
| BBE | Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day. |
| Webster | And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. |
What does 1 Samuel 8:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 8:14-18
14-18. he will take your fields, &c.--The circumstances mentioned here might be illustrated by exact analogies in the conduct of many Oriental monarchs in the present day.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 8:10-22
If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is. The law of God and the manner of men widely differ from each other; the former should be our rule in the several relations of life; the…
1 Samuel 8:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 8:18
- Micah 3:4
Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
- Proverbs 1:25-28
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- Isaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
- Isaiah 8:21
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
- Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
- Luke 13:25
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
- Psalms 18:41
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
- Job 27:9
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 8:21
and the Lord."Hitherto," says Puffendorf, "the people of Israel had lived under governors raised up by God, who had exacted no tribute of them, nor put them to any charge; but little content with this form of government, they desire to have a king like other nations, who should live in magnificence and pomp, keep armies, and be able to resist any invasion. Samuel informs them what it was they desired; that, when they understood it, they might consider whether they would persist in their choice. If they would have a king splendidly attended, he tells them that he would take their sons for his chariots, etc.: if they would have him keep up constant forces, then he would appoint them for colonels and captains, and employ those in his wars who were accustomed to follow their family business; and since, after the manner of other kings, he must keep a stately court, they must be content that their daughters should serve in several offices, which the king would think below the dignity of his wives and daughters. (ver. 13.) In one word, that, to sustain his dignity, their king would exact the tenth of all they possessed, and be maintained in a royal manner out of their estates."
will not hear.
Job 27:9; Ps 18:41; Pr 1:25-28; 21:13; Isa 1:15; Mic 3:4; Lu 13:25
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Context
- 1 Samuel 8:17
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
- 1 Samuel 8:18
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.
- 1 Samuel 8:19
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
1 Samuel 8:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y clamaréis aquel día á causa de vuestro rey que os habréis elegido, mas Jehová no os oirá en aquel día. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et en ce jour-là vous crierez à cause de votre roi que vous vous serez choisi; mais l’ Éternel ne vous exaucera pas, en ce jour-là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ihr werdet an jenem Tage schreien wegen eures Königs, den ihr euch erwählt habt; aber Jehova wird euch an jenem Tage nicht erhören. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et clamabitis in die illa a facie regis vestri, quem elegistis vobis: et non exaudiet vos Dominus in die illa, quia petistis vobis regem. |