Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
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Interpretation
Samuel was displeased; he could patiently bear what reflected on himself, and his own family; but it displeased him when they said, Give us a king to judge us, because that reflected upon God. It drove him to his knees.
Glossary
- Samuel Person
- Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .
- Ramah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Ram.