1 Samuel 8:21
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
1 Samuel 8:21 in other translations
| BSB | Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD. |
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| WEB | Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. |
| ASV | And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah. |
| YLT | And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah; |
| DARBY | And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah. |
| BBE | Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord. |
| Webster | And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. |
What does 1 Samuel 8:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 8:19-22
19-22. 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 8:10-22
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…
1 Samuel 8:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 8:21
- Judges 11:11
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.
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Jud 11:11
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- 1 Samuel 8:20
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
- 1 Samuel 8:21
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 8:22
And 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.
1 Samuel 8:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y oyó Samuel todas las palabras del pueblo, y refiriólas en oídos de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samuel écouta toutes les paroles du peuple, et les rapporta aux oreilles de l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Samuel hörte alle die Reden des Volkes und redete sie vor den Ohren Jehovas. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et audivit Samuel omnia verba populi, et locutus est ea in auribus Domini. |