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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
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A Rejection of God's Kingship
Commentators agree that Samuel's displeasure was not primarily about personal insult. He was grieved because Israel's demand for a king was a rejection of God's direct and special rule over them. As one scholar notes, it reflected on God more than on Samuel himself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The original text implies that this matter caused anger, indignation, or some revulsion of feeling (). The Lord’s answer in [Reference 1 Samuel 8:7…
19th Century
Anglican
The thing displeased Samuel. It is clear that the elders of the people were perfectly justified in coming to the resolution contai…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the thing displeased Samuel Not that they called him an old man, and suggested that he was incapacitated for his…
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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…
