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;"
— 1 Samuel 8:19, King James Version
“But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us, ”
“But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,”
“But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“No! There will be a king over us!”
“But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said, Nay: but there shall be a king over us,”
“But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,”
“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
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.
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.