And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.

And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;

Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

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

Rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord - He went to the altar, and in his secret devotion laid the whole business before God.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people,.... Patiently, and without interruption; attentively heard them, took notice of them, laid them up in his memory; but gave no answer to them, but reported them to the Lord, as in the next clause:
and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord; privately, in a free and familiar manner, with great exactness, as they were expressed; this he did, not before the people publicly, but in secret prayer, seeking for direction what he should further do, or what answer he should return to them.

These words of the people were laid by Samuel before the Lord, and the Lord commanded him to give the people a king. With this answer Samuel sent the men of Israel, i.e., the elders, away. This is implied in the words, "Go ye every man unto his city," since we may easily supply from the context, "till I shall call you again, to appoint you the king you desire."

Rehearsed - He repeated them privately between God and himself; for his own vindication and comfort: and as a foundation for his prayers to God, for direction and assistance.