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1 Samuel 8:21 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 8 · verse 21
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.1 Samuel 8:21 · King James Version
1 Samuel 8:21 in context
19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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.
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
22And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- rehearseddâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- earsʼôzenbroadnessH241 →
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We have here the starting of a matter perfectly new and surprising, which was the setting up of kingly government in Israel. Perhaps the thing had been often talked of among them by those that were given to change and affected that which looked great.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-22