8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. 2 Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us! 8:20 We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us 3 and fight our battles.”
8:21 So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord. 4 8:22 The Lord said to Samuel, “Do as they say 5 and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Each of you go back to his own city.”
1 tc The LXX adds “because you have chosen for yourselves a king.”
2 tn Heb “and the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel.”
3 tn Heb “and go out before us.”
4 tn Heb “and Samuel heard all the words of the people and he spoke them into the ears of the
5 tn Heb “listen to their voice.”