1 Samuel 8:21

1 Samuel 8:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord.

Context of 1 Samuel 8:21

19But the people would not listen to Samuel. They said, ‘No! We want a king to rule us. 20We want to be like all the other nations! We want a king to rule us. He will be our leader when we go to fight our enemies.’ Samuel listened to everything that the people said. Then he told the Lord about it all. 22The Lord said to Samuel, ‘You must do what they want. You must give a king to them.’ Then Samuel told Israel's people, ‘Return to your own towns, each of you.’

1 Samuel 8:21 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם בְּאָזְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• all the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and he rehearsedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• them in the earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:21

• Judges 11:11So Jephthah went back with them to Gilead. The people made him their ruler and leader of their army. In Mizpah, Jephthah repeated his promise to the Lord.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord - He went to the altar, and in his secret devotion laid the whole business before God.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is. The law of God and the manner of men widely differ from each other; the former should be our rule in the several relations of life; the latter should be the measure of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21repeated them in the hearing of the LORD: A prophet's role included presenting the people's concerns to God (see Numbers 27:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2219-22. Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel--They sneered at Samuel's description as a bugbear to frighten them. Determined, at all hazards, to gain their object, they insisted on being made like all the other nations, though it was their glory and happiness to be unlike other nations in having the Lord for their King and Lawgiver (Nu 23:9; De 33:28). Their demand was conceded, for the government of a king had been provided for in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:21

• Government
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
• Manner
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Sharpen
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Judges, Period of
• Rehearse

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings