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And you have said, &#8216No, appoint a king over us.&#8217 So now present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by tribes and clans.” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands.” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/10.htm">New King James Version</a> But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your catastrophes and your distresses; yet you have said, ‘No, but put a king over us!’ Now then, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your groups of thousands.” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But you have today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, &#8216No, but set a king over us!&#8217 Now therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But you today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But you have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ So now, take your stand before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But today you have rejected your God, who Himself saves you from all your disasters and distresses; yet you have said, ‘No! Set a king over us.’ Now then, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your families (clans).” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to him, ‘You must set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to Him, &#8216You must set a king over us.&#8217 Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God has rescued you from your troubles and hard times. But you have rejected your God and have asked for a king. Now each tribe and clan must come near the place of worship so the LORD can choose a king. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; 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. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But now you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and distresses. You said, 'No! Place a king over us.' Now then, stand in front of the LORD by your tribes and family groups." <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> I am your God, the one who rescues you from all your troubles and difficulties, but today you have rejected me and have asked me to give you a king. Very well, then, gather yourselves before the LORD by tribes and by clans.'" <a href="/isv/1_samuel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> But today you have rejected your God who delivers you from all your troubles and difficulties. You have said, 'No! Instead, appoint a king over us.' Now present yourselves in the LORD's presence by your tribes and families." <a href="/msb/1_samuel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/1_samuel/10.htm">NET Bible</a> But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your trouble and distress. You have said, "No! Appoint a king over us." Now take your positions before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.'" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, 'No. Set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands." <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities, and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, No, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. <a href="/web/1_samuel/10.htm">World English Bible</a> But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us!’ Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your thousands.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have rejected your God today, who [is] Himself your Savior out of all your evils and your distresses, and you say, No, but you set a king over us; and now, station yourselves before YHWH, by your tribes, and by your thousands.” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye to-day have rejected your God, who is Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, 'Nay, but -- a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And ye this day rejected your God who himself saves you from all your evils and your straits; and ye will say to him, That thou shalt put a king over us. And now stand ye before Jehovah by your tribes and by your thousands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations: and you have said: Nay: but set a king over us. Now therefore stand before the Lord by your tribes, and by your families. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: ‘By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.’ Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families.” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/10.htm">New American Bible</a> But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your evils and calamities, by saying, ‘No! You must appoint a king over us.’ Now, therefore, take your stand before the LORD according to your tribes and families.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, ‘No! but set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But you have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you from all your calamities and your tribulations; and you have said, Not so, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you today have rejected your God, he who saved you from all your afflictions and your adversities, and you said, “Not so, but establish a King over us!” Now let your tribes and your thousands stand before LORD JEHOVAH”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But ye have this day rejected your God, who Himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; 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.' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye have this day rejected God, who is himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and ye said, Nay, but thou shalt set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/10-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=2537" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/10.htm">Saul Proclaimed King</a> …18and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’ 19<a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">But today</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mə·’as·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">have rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">saves</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Adj-fpc:: 2mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">your troubles</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: wə·ṣā·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">and afflictions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and you have said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to Him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">‘No,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: tā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">a king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over us.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3320.htm" title="3320: hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū (V-Hitpael-Imp-mp) -- To set or station oneself, take one's stand. A primitive root; to place; reflexively, to station, offer, continue.">present yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">by your tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ū·lə·’al·p̄ê·ḵem (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">and clans.”</a> 20Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/8-23.htm">Judges 8:23</a> But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.” <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Hosea 13:10-11</a> 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”? / So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7-8</a> 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. / Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. <a href="/1_samuel/12-12.htm">1 Samuel 12:12-13</a> But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king. / Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you. <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17-19</a> 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.” / 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. / 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.” <a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-15</a> When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” / you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers. <a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">1 Samuel 8:19-20</a> Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. / Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.” <a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">1 Samuel 12:1-2</a> Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king. / Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. <a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">1 Samuel 8:5-6</a> “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/8-18.htm">1 Samuel 8:18</a> When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.” <a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">1 Samuel 12:20-25</a> “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. / Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty. / Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own. ... <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a> For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” <a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">1 Samuel 8:9</a> Now listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.” <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">1 Samuel 8:11-18</a> He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. / And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. ... <a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">1 Samuel 12:6-11</a> Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. / Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers. / When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to him, No, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.And ye have<a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7-9,19</a> 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… <a href="/1_samuel/12-12.htm">1 Samuel 12:12,17-19</a> And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king… by your tribes<a href="/numbers/17-2.htm">Numbers 17:2</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.<a href="/joshua/7-14.htm">Joshua 7:14</a> In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.<a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/21-23.htm">Adversities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">Delivers</a> <a href="/revelation/16-11.htm">Distresses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">Present</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/judges/21-14.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Saves</a> <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Saveth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">Today</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-33.htm">Tribulations</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-18.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Adversities</a> <a href="/job/5-19.htm">Calamities</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">Delivers</a> <a href="/job/5-19.htm">Distresses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">Present</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-23.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">Saves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-23.htm">Saveth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/acts/7-10.htm">Tribulations</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 10</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Samuel anoints Saul</a> 2. <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">He confirms him by prediction of three signs</a> 9. <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies</a> 14. <a href="/1_samuel/10-14.htm">He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle</a> 17. <a href="/1_samuel/10-17.htm">Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot</a> 26. <a href="/1_samuel/10-26.htm">The different affections of his subjects</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But today you have rejected your God This phrase highlights a pivotal moment in Israel's history where the people demand a king, rejecting God's direct rule. This rejection is significant as it marks a shift from the theocratic leadership under judges to a monarchy. The Israelites' desire for a king like other nations (<a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">1 Samuel 8:5</a>) reflects a lack of faith in God's unique plan for them. This rejection is reminiscent of other instances where Israel turned away from God, such as the worship of the golden calf (Exodus 32).who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions Here, the text emphasizes God's past faithfulness and deliverance. Throughout the book of Judges, God repeatedly rescued Israel from oppression when they cried out to Him (<a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-18</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder of God's power and mercy, contrasting with the people's current lack of trust. It underscores the theme of divine salvation, which is a precursor to the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ.and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ This demand for a king signifies a desire to conform to the political structures of surrounding nations, rather than relying on God's unique leadership. It reflects a deeper spiritual issue of wanting to be like the world rather than set apart. This request was foreseen in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-20</a>, where God provided guidelines for a king, indicating His foreknowledge of their request. The people's insistence on a human king foreshadows the coming of Jesus, the true King, who would fulfill God's perfect plan.Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans. This command initiates the process of selecting Saul as king, which is done by casting lots (<a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm">1 Samuel 10:20-21</a>). The gathering of tribes and clans is reminiscent of earlier assemblies, such as the division of the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/18.htm">Joshua 18:1-10</a>). It underscores the communal aspect of Israel's identity and God's involvement in their national decisions. This moment also prefigures the gathering of all nations before Christ, the King of Kings, in the eschatological future (<a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> The last judge of Israel and a prophet who anointed Saul as the first king of Israel. He is delivering God's message to the Israelites in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of Israel who demanded a king to rule over them, rejecting God's direct leadership. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who had been the protector and deliverer of Israel, now being rejected by His people in favor of a human king. 4. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The individual who would soon be anointed as the first king of Israel, as a result of the people's demand. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mizpah.htm">Mizpah</a> The place where Samuel gathered the Israelites to present themselves before the Lord, as mentioned in the surrounding context of this passage.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/rejection_of_divine_leadership.htm">Rejection of Divine Leadership</a> The Israelites' demand for a king signifies a rejection of God's direct rule. This serves as a reminder to prioritize God's leadership in our lives over worldly systems or leaders. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_demanding_a_king.htm">Consequences of Demanding a King</a> The desire for a king led to both immediate and long-term consequences for Israel. We should consider the potential outcomes of our demands and desires, especially when they deviate from God's will. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_choice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Choice</a> Despite Israel's rejection, God remains sovereign and works through their choices. This teaches us that even when we stray, God can use our decisions for His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a> The Israelites forgot how God had delivered them from calamities. We should remember and trust in God's past faithfulness as we face current challenges. <a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a> Samuel's call for the tribes to present themselves before the Lord highlights the importance of community accountability in spiritual matters.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 10</a> <a href="/q/how_did_king_saul_die_in_the_bible.htm">How did King Saul die according to the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_11's_saul_differ_later.htm">How does the portrayal of Saul's triumphant leadership in 1 Samuel 11 align or conflict with his later portrayal as a flawed or rejected king?</a> <a href="/q/what's_bethlehem's_biblical_role.htm">What was the purpose of Jesus being anointed?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_19_and_2_sam_10_differ.htm">Why do 1 Chronicles 19 and 2 Samuel 10 present slight variations in numbers and details of the battles, and which version is more historically accurate?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Samuel, therefore, protests unto them, Ye have this day rejected your God, because what you want is a divorce of your national well being from religion. Nevertheless, God granted their request, it being a law of his providence to leave men free to choose. The king was, however, to be appointed by him, the selection being by lot. By your thousands. The natural subdivision of a tribe is into families; but when Moses distributed the people into thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens (<a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Exodus 18:25</a>), the numerical arrangement was probably made to yield as far as possible to the natural, so that about a thousand men more or less of the same kin should be classed as a family. Hence the terms are synonymous here, and in <a href="/numbers/1-16.htm">Numbers 1:16</a>; <a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Numbers 10:4</a>; <a href="/joshua/22-14.htm">Joshua 22:14</a>, etc. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/10-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But today הַיּ֜וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you וְאַתֶּ֨ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you have rejected מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם (mə·’as·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> To spurn, to disappear your God, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that delivers מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ (mō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor you לָכֶם֮ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> from all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your troubles רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣ם (rā·‘ō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Adjective - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil and afflictions, וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ (wə·ṣā·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> Tightness, a female rival and you have said וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (wat·tō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to Him, ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> ‘No, כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction set תָּשִׂ֣ים (tā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set a king מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king over us.’ עָלֵ֑ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Now therefore וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time present yourselves הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙ (hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3320.htm">Strong's 3320: </a> To set or station oneself, take one's stand before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel by your tribes לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם (lə·šiḇ·ṭê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe and clans.? וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃ (ū·lə·’al·p̄ê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> A thousand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 10:19 But you have this day rejected your (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/10-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 10:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 10:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/10-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 10:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 10:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>