1 Samuel 8:6 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 8:6

But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.

KJV

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The thing displeased Samuel - Because he saw that this amounted to a formal renunciation of the Divine government. Samuel prayed unto the Lord - He begged to know his mind in this important business.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֤רַע	vai.Ye.ra'	and it was displeasing	H7489 →
הַדָּבָר֙	ha.da.Var	the matter	H1697 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka.'a.Sher	just when	H834 →
אָמְר֔וּ	'a.me.Ru	they said	H559 →
תְּנָה־	te.nah-	give !	H5414 →
לָּ֥נוּ	La.nu	to <the> us
מֶ֖לֶךְ	Me.lekh	a king	H4428 →
לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ	le.sha.fe.Te.nu	to judge us	H8199 →
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל	vai.yit.pa.Lel	and he prayed	H6419 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פ	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
leads to
- Proverbs 2:3–6
  if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
- John 15:7
  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
  Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Proverbs 3:5–7
  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- 1 John 5:14–15
  And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Through
1 Samuel 15:11
“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all…
leads to
- Genesis 6:6
  And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
- 1 Samuel 13:13
  “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
Through
Numbers 16:46
Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the…
leads to
- Numbers 8:19
  And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement…