1 Samuel 8:19
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
In context
17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 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.”
19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
21 Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
1 Samuel 8:19 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
- KJV King James Version
- Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
- WEB World English Bible
- But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
- WBS Webster Bible
- Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;