1 Samuel 8:21

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Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.

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  • Judg 11:11 : 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their head and commander. Jephthah repeated all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.

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  • 1 Sam 8:4-11
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    85%

    4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

    5 They said to him, 'You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us, like all the other nations.'

    6 But their request for a king displeased Samuel, and he prayed to the LORD.

    7 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king.

    8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.

    9 Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'

    10 Samuel relayed all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

    11 He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will demand: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.

  • 1 Sam 8:22
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    22 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to them and appoint a king for them.' Then Samuel said to the people of Israel, 'Each of you, return to your own town.'

  • 1 Sam 12:1
    79%

    1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, 'Here I am; I have listened to you in everything you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.'

  • 1 Sam 8:18-20
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    18 On that day, you will cry out because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.

    19 The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

    20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us, govern us, and fight our battles.

  • 1 Sam 12:18-20
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    77%

    18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

    19 The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'

    20 Samuel said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.'

  • 1 Sam 10:24-25
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    24 Samuel said to the people, 'Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.' Then the people shouted, 'Long live the king!'

    25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them in a scroll and laid it before the LORD. Then he sent all the people away, each to their home.

  • 1 Sam 10:17
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    17 Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah.

  • Deut 5:27-28
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    27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you, and we will listen and obey.

    28 The LORD heard your words when you spoke to me, and He said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.

  • 1 Sam 3:8-11
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    8 The Lord called Samuel a third time, and he got up and went to Eli, saying, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.

    9 So Eli said to Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

    10 The Lord came, stood there, and called as he had before: "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

    11 The Lord said to Samuel, "Look, I am going to do something in Israel that will cause everyone who hears about it to tremble.

  • 1 Sam 15:14
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    14 But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'

  • 1 Sam 15:1
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    1 Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31 When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 9:15
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    15 Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

  • 1 Sam 15:10-11
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    10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:

    11 I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my commands. This grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD all night.

  • 1 Sam 3:18-21
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    18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."

    19 Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground.

    20 All of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, recognized that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord.

    21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, for he revealed himself to Samuel there through his word.

  • 1 Sam 7:5
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    5 Then Samuel said, 'Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.'

  • 1 Sam 7:8-10
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    8 The Israelites said to Samuel, 'Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, so that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.'

    9 Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

    10 While Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Philistines approached to fight against Israel. But on that day, the LORD thundered with a mighty sound against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were defeated before Israel.

  • 1 Sam 11:14
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    14 Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there."

  • 1 Sam 11:12
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    12 Then the people said to Samuel, "Who was it that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring those men to us, and we will put them to death."

  • 1 Sam 15:24
    72%

    24 Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I disregarded the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.'

  • 1 Sam 9:17
    72%

    17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."

  • Exod 19:8
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    8 And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 3:16
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    16 But Eli called to Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."

  • 1 Sam 3:4
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    4 Then the Lord called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am!"

  • 1 Sam 9:27
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    27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."

  • 1 Sam 15:16
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    16 Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' Saul replied, 'Speak.'

  • 1 Sam 12:13
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    13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has set a king over you.

  • Jer 28:7
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    7 Nevertheless, listen now to this word I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people: