Samuel listened to them and then told the LORD exactly what they had said.
After Hezekiah had read the note from the king of Assyria, he took it to the temple and spread it out for the LORD to see.
So Jephthah went back to Mizpah with the leaders of Gilead. The people of Gilead gathered at the place of worship and made Jephthah their ruler. Jephthah also made promises to them.
“Do what they want,” the LORD answered. “Give them a king.” Samuel told the people to go back to their homes.