19But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;


In Context

16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

17 He will take the tenth of your flocks: 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 answer you in that day.

19 But the people refused to hearken unto 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.

1 Samuel 8:19 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:19But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:19But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:19But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:19And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:19Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:19But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, |No; but we will have a king over us,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:19And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;