1 Samuel 8:19

19 Todavia, o povo recusou-se a ouvir Samuel e disse: “Não! Queremos ter um rei.

1 Samuel 8:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 8:19

Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel,
&c.] The advice he gave not to think of a king, but be content with the government under which they were; but to this they would not hearken, notwithstanding all the inconveniences that would attend such a change:

and they said, nay, but we will have a king over us;
they would not believe what Samuel said concerning a king, even though they were the words of the Lord he delivered to them; and though they knew Samuel was a prophet, and spoke by a spirit of prophecy, and none of his words had ever fallen to the ground: but such was their stubbornness and obstinacy, and so set upon having a king, that one they would have, let them suffer what hardships, or be at what expenses they might; at all events, and against all remonstrances, they were determined to have one.

1 Samuel 8:19 In-Context

17 E tomará de vocês um décimo dos rebanhos, e vocês mesmos se tornarão escravos dele.

18 Naquele dia, vocês clamarão por causa do rei que vocês mesmos escolheram, e o SENHOR não os ouvirá”.

19 Todavia, o povo recusou-se a ouvir Samuel e disse: “Não! Queremos ter um rei.

20 Seremos como todas as outras nações; um rei nos governará, e sairá à nossa frente para combater em nossas batalhas”.

21 Depois de ter ouvido tudo o que o povo disse, Samuel o repetiu perante o SENHOR.