1 Samuel 8:22

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל ־ שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמַע בְּקוֹלָם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ לָהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל ־ אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכוּ אִישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

21וַיִּשְׁמַע שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל ־ דִּבְרֵי הָעָם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵם בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוָֽה ׃ פ

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Cross References

1 Samuel 8:7וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל ־ שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמַע בְּקוֹל הָעָם לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר ־ יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ כִּי לֹא אֹֽתְךָ מָאָסוּ כִּֽי ־ אֹתִי מָאֲסוּ מִמְּלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:5-22

The People Desire a King; God's Answer to Israel; The People Insist on Having a King. ( b. c. 1075.) 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord . 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that… Read the whole commentary →

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