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I Samuel 8:Verse 19

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

Jeremiah 44:16Jeremiah 44:16Isaiah 66:4Ezekiel 33:31Psalms 81:11
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What Does I Samuel 8:19 Mean?

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"Despite the comprehensive warning delivered by Yahweh through His prophet, the assembled elders display an astonishing, irrational stubbornness. They ..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

American King James Version
AKJV

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,

Darby Translation
Darby

And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

Webster Bible
Webster

Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

But the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but did say, Nay, but there shall be a King ouer vs.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said, Nay: but there shall be a king over us,

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel,—and they said—Nay! but, a king, shall be over us:

Literal Translation
LITV

And the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and said, No, but a king shall be over us.

Modern King James
MKJV

But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, No, but we will have a king over us.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, “No, but there must be a king over us,

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: 'Nay; but there shall be a king over us;

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Sotheli the puple nolde here the vois of Samuel, but thei seiden, Nay for a kyng schal be on vs;

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