1 Samuel 12:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Samuel told the Israelites: I have given you a king, just as you asked.

Cross References

1 Samuel 10:24

“Look closely at the man the Lord has chosen!” Samuel told the crowd. “There is no one like him!” The crowd shouted, “Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 10:1

Samuel took a small jar of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head. Then he kissed Saul and told him: The Lord has chosen you to be the leader and ruler of his people.

1 Samuel 8:9

Do everything they ask, but warn them and tell them how a king will treat them.

Hosea 13:11

In my anger, I gave you a king; in my fury, I took him away.