Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:21
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
21. he rehearsed them ] i.e. repeated them. ‘Rehearse’ is derived from Fr. reherser, to harrow over again. Samuel once more laid the matter before Jehovah in prayer, and again received the same answer.
This narrative is in close connexion with ch. 1Sa 10:17-27. The intervening section, possibly derived from a different source, gives an account of Samuel’s preliminary interview with Saul, preparatory to his formal election as king.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 21. Rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.] He went to the altar, and in his secret devotion laid the whole business before God.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
He repeated them privately between God and himself; partly for his own vindication and comfort; and partly as a foundation for his prayers to God, for direction and assistance in this difficult case.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
These words of the people were laid by Samuel before the Lord, and the Lord commanded him to give the people a king. With this answer Samuel sent the men of Israel, i.e., the elders, away. This is implied in the words, “ Go ye every man unto his city,” since we may easily supply from the context, “till I shall call you again, to appoint you the king you desire.”
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(21) In the ears of the Lord.Again the seer returns from the council chamber, where he had met the elders of the people, to some quiet spot, probably the sanctuary he had set up in his own Ramah of the Watchers, where he poured out his heart before his God-Friend.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
(21) 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.
I beg the Reader to remark with me this striking feature in the character of Samuel; his constant intercourse and communion with God. Samuel was a child of prayer; for his mother called him Samuel, being asked of God what the word Samuel signifies; but Samuel was a man of prayer also. And why should not you and I? Did Enoch; did holy men of old walk with God? Had they clearer views of God the Father then than we have now? Did they know more of the gracious way to the throne than we? Oh! thou dearest Jesus! did thy servants of old know thee more by faith, before that thou hadst finished redemption-work, than thy people know thee now? Be pleased, dearest Lord, to quicken our souls to the more earnest, to the more frequent, drawing nigh to thee: and let these holy men of old shame our cold hearts, if thy love cannot warm them, to blush, that patriarchs and prophets should so far exceed thy disciples now, when we know that we have a throne of grace always open: a Father of mercies and of great consolation always to fly to, and one to trust in, whom the Father heareth alway, and who is the propitiation of his people!
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 8:21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
Ver. 21. In the ears of the Lord. ] Whereof he had the royalty, as a favourite.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the ears. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
he rehearsed: Jdg 11:11
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 8:21. He rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord He repeated them privately between God and himself, for his own vindication and comfort, and as a foundation for his prayers to God for direction and assistance.