1 Samuel 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.”

1 Samuel 8:7 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah 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 be king over them.”

1 Samuel 8:7 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.”

1 Samuel 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah said to 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.”

1 Samuel 8:7 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Lord said vnto Samuel, Heare the voyce of the people in all that they shall say vnto thee: for they haue not cast thee away, but they haue cast me away, that I should not reigne ouer the.”

1 Samuel 8:7 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 8:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 8

5 Y dijéronle: He aquí tú has envejecido, y tus hijos no van por tus caminos: por tanto, constitúyenos ahora un rey que nos juzgue, como todas las gentes.

6 Y descontentó á Samuel esta palabra que dijeron: Danos rey que nos juzgue. Y Samuel oró á Jehová.

7 Y dijo Jehová á Samuel: Oye la voz del pueblo en todo lo que te dijeren: porque no te han desechado á ti, sino á mí me han desechado, para que no reine sobre ellos.

8 Conforme á todas las obras que han hecho desde el día que los saqué de Egipto hasta hoy, que me han dejado y han servido á dioses ajenos, así hacen también contigo.

9 Ahora pues, oye su voz: mas protesta contra ellos declarándoles el derecho del rey que ha de reinar sobre ellos.

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What Does 1 Samuel 8:7 Mean?

1 Samuel 8:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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