1 Samuel 8:7

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And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

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Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050שְׁמַעshema'listenH8085בְּקוֹלbekolto [the] voice ofH6963הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לְכֹלlekholto allH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whatH834יֹאמְרוּyomeruthey will sayH559אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413כִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808אֹתְךָ'otekha<obj.> youH853מָאָסוּma'asuthey have rejectedH3988כִּי־ki-forH3588אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853מָאֲסוּma'asuthey have rejectedH3988מִמְּלֹךְmimelokhfrom reigningH4427עֲלֵיהֶם׃'aleihemover themH5921

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Related verses

Luke 10:16
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
1 Samuel 10:19
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands.But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
Exodus 16:8
And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
Hosea 13:10-11
¹⁰ I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? ¹¹ I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.¹⁰ Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”? ¹¹ So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.
Luke 19:27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Matthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
1 Samuel 12:17-19
¹⁷ Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king. ¹⁸ So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. ¹⁹ And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.¹⁷ Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” ¹⁸ So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. ¹⁹ They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
Psalm 81:11-12
¹¹ But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. ¹² So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.¹¹ But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. ¹² So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
John 15:20-21
²⁰ Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. ²¹ But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.²⁰ Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ²¹ But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

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