1 Samuel 8:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”
1 Samuel 8:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,”
1 Samuel 8:19 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us, ”
1 Samuel 8:19 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,”
1 Samuel 8:19 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us, ”
1 Samuel 8:19 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but did say, Nay, but there shall be a King ouer vs.”
1 Samuel 8:19 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:19 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
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.
19 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.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:19 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:19 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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