1 Samuel 8:21

Modern

Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.

Traditional

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

Literal

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of YHWH.

Latin

Et audivit Samuel omnia verba populi, et locutus est ea in auribus Domini.

Hebrew

English

Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.

repeated them in the hearing of the LORD: A prophet's role included presenting the people's concerns to God (see Numbers 27:5).

When Israel was changing to a monarchy (rule by kings), neither God (1 Samuel 8:7–9) nor Samuel (1 Samuel 12:1–25) liked the people's request for a king. Saul, the first king (1 Samuel 9–11), did not succeed in his role (1 Samuel 13–31) and proved Samuel's warnings true (see 1 Samuel 8:10–18; compare 1 Samuel 16:1–13).

Theme notes and profiles

Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings