Verse 18

1 Samuel 8:18

Bible in Basic English

18 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.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/זְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֔וּא מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּ/כֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָ/כֶ֑ם וְ/לֹֽא יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם בַּ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/הֽוּא

English Translation

And you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not answer you on that day.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. Focus ↗

2 The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba... Focus ↗

3 And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not uprig... Focus ↗

4 Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah, Focus ↗

5 And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to b... Focus ↗

6 But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made pr... Focus ↗

7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have... Focus ↗

8 As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning... Focus ↗

9 Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort... Focus ↗

10 And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king. Focus ↗

11 And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them h... Focus ↗

12 And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and c... Focus ↗

13 Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers. Focus ↗

14 He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and giv... Focus ↗

15 He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants. Focus ↗

16 He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and... Focus ↗

17 He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants. Focus ↗

18 Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord wi...

19 But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king... Focus ↗

20 So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us... Focus ↗

21 Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord. Focus ↗

22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to t... Focus ↗

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