And said unto him. —They based their request—which, however, they framed almost in the very terms used in the prophecy of…

And said unto him, behold, you are old
See (1 Samuel 8:1), his age was no reproach to him, nor was it be…

Samuel was displeased; he could patiently bear what reflected on himself and his own family; but it displeased him when they said, Give us a ki…