C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 8:18
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1 Samuel8:18
1Sa 8:18
Israel would then cry out to God because of its king, but the Lord would not hear it then. This description, which contains a fearful picture of the tyranny of the king, is drawn from the despotic conduct of the heathen kings, and does not presuppose, as many have maintained, the times of the later kings, which were so full of painful experiences.
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