1 Samuel 8:22

And the Lord said to Samuel ,.... an audible voice, or by an impulse upon his mind:

hearken unto their voice, and make them a king ; since they will have a king, let them have one, and let them know that they shall have one:

and Samuel said unto the men of Israel : the elders of the people that addressed him on this occasion, 1 Samuel 8:4 .

go ye every man unto his city ; signifying they might return in peace, and be assured their request would be granted, and a king would be appointed in a short time, and which they might report to their fellow citizens; and they might expect to hear from him quickly, as soon as he had instructions from the Lord who should be their king, which right he had reserved to himself; and therefore in the mean while they might rest contented that they would have one in a little time.