1 Samuel 8:21

21 When Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord.

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 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, "No! but we are determined to have a king over us,

20 so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles."

21 When Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord.

22 The Lord said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice and set a king over them." Samuel then said to the people of Israel, "Each of you return home."