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1 Samuel 8:6-7 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 8 · verses 6–7 · King James Version
6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 7And 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.1 Samuel 8:6-7 · King James Version
1 Samuel 8:6-7 in context
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
7And 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.
8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
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Key words (Strong's)
- displeasedyâraʻproperly, to be broken upH3415 →
- displeasedʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- rejectedmâʼaçto spurnH3988 →
- Hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- prayedpâlalto judgeH6419 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- judgeshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
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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