1 Samuel 8:21

21 Depois de ter ouvido tudo o que o povo disse, Samuel o repetiu perante o SENHOR.

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 Todavia, o povo recusou-se a ouvir Samuel e disse: “Não! Queremos ter um rei.

20 Seremos como todas as outras nações; um rei nos governará, e sairá à nossa frente para combater em nossas batalhas”.

21 Depois de ter ouvido tudo o que o povo disse, Samuel o repetiu perante o SENHOR.

22 E o SENHOR respondeu: “Atenda-os e dê-lhes um rei”.Então Samuel disse aos homens de Israel: “Volte cada um para a sua cidade”.