With the use of this phrase, the people recognize Samuel’s close relationship with the Lord and their alienation from the Lord (as a result of their sinful request for a king).1
With the use of this phrase, the people recognize Samuel’s close relationship with the Lord and their alienation from the Lord (as a result of their sinful request for a king).1
19 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.”