1 Samuel 8:21
Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
What it says
Samuel hears the people’s words and repeats them before the LORD.
What it is doing
It returns the final decision to God’s hearing.
In context
19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. 20Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.” 21Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD. 22“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.”