1 Samuel 8:21
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
- KJV
- And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of YHWH.
- ÅB
- Da Samuel hadde hørt alle folkets ord, bar han dem fram for Herren.
- OTB
- Da Samuel hørte alt folket sa, formidlet han det til Herren.
- B1930
- Da Samuel hadde hørt alle folkets ord, bar han dem frem for Herren.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
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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