And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
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Gill's Exposition
And all the people said unto Samuel, During the tempest, and in the midst of it; it was the general cry of the people, they were unanimous in it:
pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we…
Adam Clarke
Pray for thy servants - that we die not - As they knew they had rebelled against God, they saw that they had every thing to fear from his justice and power.
We have added unto all our sins this evil -…
Two things Samuel here aims at: -
I. To convince the people of their sin in desiring a king. They were now rejoicing before God in and with their king (Sa1 11:15), and offering to God the sacrifices…
Cambridge Bible
Pray for thy servants See note on 1Sa 7:5.
this evil Wickedness: the same word as in 1Sa 12:12; 1Sa 12:12.
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