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1 Samuel 8:21
ESV And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord.
NIV When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the Lord.
NASB Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the Lord’S hearing.
CSB Samuel listened to all the people’s words and then repeated them to the Lord.
NLT So Samuel repeated to the Lord what the people had said,
KJV And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
NKJV And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord.

What does 1 Samuel 8:21 mean?

Samuel served both as prophet and judge (1 Samuel 3:19–21; 7:15–17). Here, that makes him the go-between in a conversation between the Lord and His people Israel. Samuel had strong feelings of his own: that Israel should not have a human king. He saw this as evil (1 Samuel 8:6), likely because he saw that Israel was motivated by a desire to "fit in" with other nations (1 Samuel 8:4–5). Yet Samuel he refused to act according to his own feelings. He faithfully reported to the Lord the desire of the Israelites and faithfully reported to Israel the will of the Lord.

Despite Samuel's objections, the Lord will instruct Samuel to find and anoint for the Israelites a king (1 Samuel 8:7–9, 22).
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