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1 Samuel 8:19

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¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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  1. Jeremiah 44:16Rank 1 from verse 19
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    16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.

  2. Ezekiel 33:31Rank 2 from verse 19
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    31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  3. Isaiah 66:4Rank 3 from verse 19
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    4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

  4. Jeremiah 7:13Rank 4 from verse 19
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    13And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

  5. Psalms 81:11Rank 5 from verse 19
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    11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

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1 Samuel 8:19

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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COMBINED MEANING

refused

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Rejected, declined, denied, withheld, turned away from, would not accept, receive, choose, obey, permit, or yield.

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COMBINED MEANING

obey

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To hear with submission and do what is commanded; to comply with authority or instruction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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nay

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1. No; a denial or refusal. 2. Rather; on the contrary.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18And 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.

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

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20That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

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