8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for 1 they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.
18:8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, 2 “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”
1 tn Heb “when.”
2 tn Heb “said.” So also in vv. 11, 17.