1 Samuel 10:19

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Samuel speaks to the assembled Israelites immediately after recounting God’s past rescues, commanding them to present themselves before the LORD organized by tribes and clans.

The words — The Hebrew מְאַסְתֶּם (me'asstem) means "you have rejected," paired with הַיּוֹם (hayyom) for "today," stressing the precise moment of their refusal.

The thread — This demand for a king echoes the people’s refusal in 1 Samuel 8:19 and anticipates Samuel’s later confrontation in 1 Samuel 12:12, while the tribal gathering mirrors Joshua’s assembly in Joshua 24:1.

Why it lands — The text records God’s accusation that the people traded His deliverance for human kingship, requiring them to publicly identify their tribal divisions before the covenant process continues.

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The Hebrew words

וְאַתֶּ֨םve./'a.Temand/ you הַיּ֜וֹםhai./Yomthis/ day מְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.Temyou have rejected אֶת־'et-<obj.>אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei./KhemGod/ your אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-who ה֣וּאhu'he מוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'[is] a delivererלָכֶם֮la./Khemof/ youמִכָּל־mi./kolfrom/ all רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣םra.'o.tei./Khemcalamities/ your וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve./tza.ro.tei./Khemand/ troubles/ your וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva./To.me.ruand/ you have saidל֔וֹl/oto <the>/ himכִּי־ki-for מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekha king תָּשִׂ֣יםta.Simyou will appoint עָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei./nuover/ us וְעַתָּ֗הve./'a.Tahand/ therefore הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.Vupresent yourselves לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle./shiv.tei./Khemto/ tribes/ your וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃u./le./'al.fei./Khemand/ to/ families/ your

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 12:12 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.
Joshua 24:1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
1 Samuel 8:19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
Numbers 17:2 “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
Joshua 7:14 In the morning you must present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects shall come forward clan by clan, and the clan that the LORD selects shall come forward family by family, and the family that the LORD selects shall come forward man by man.
1 Samuel 8:6 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.
1 Samuel 12:17 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.”
Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.