1 Samuel 8:21

21 Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.

1 Samuel 8:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 8:21

And Samuel heard all the words of the people
Patiently, and without interruption; attentively heard them, took notice of them, laid them up in his memory; but gave no answer to them, but reported them to the Lord, as in the next clause:

and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord;
privately, in a free and familiar manner, with great exactness, as they were expressed; this he did, not before the people publicly, but in secret prayer, seeking for direction what he should further do, or what answer he should return to them.

1 Samuel 8:21 In-Context

19 However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, "No, but there must be a king over us,

20 so that we {also} may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles."

21 Now when Samuel heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of Yahweh.

22 Then Yahweh said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and appoint a king for them." So Samuel spoke to the men of Israel, "Each of you go to his [own] town."