1 Samuel 8:21

the ears. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

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²¹ And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 8:21

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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1 Samuel 8:21