1 Samuel 12:13

Easy To Read Version

Now, here is the king you chose. The Lord put this king over you.

Cross References

Hosea 13:11

I was angry, and I gave you a king. And when I became very angry, I took him away.

Acts 13:21

Then the people asked for a king. God gave them Saul, the son of Kish. Saul was from the family group of Benjamin. He was king for 40 years.

1 Samuel 10:24

Samuel said to all the people, “See the man the Lord has chosen. There is no person like Saul among the people.”

1 Samuel 11:15

All the people went to Gilgal. There, in front of the Lord, the people made Saul king. They offered fellowship offerings to the Lord. Saul and all the Israelites had a great celebration.

1 Samuel 12:17

Now is the time of the wheat harvest. [118] I will pray to the Lord. I will ask him to send thunder and rain. Then you will know you did a very bad thing against the Lord when you asked for a king.”

1 Samuel 12:19

All the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for us, your servants. Don’t let us die! We have sinned many times. And now we have added to those sins—we have asked for a king.”

1 Samuel 8:5

The elders (leaders) said to Samuel, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live right. They are not like you. Now, give us a king to rule us like all the other nations.”

1 Samuel 9:20

And don’t worry about the donkeys that you lost three days ago. They have been found. Now, there is something that everybody in Israel is looking for and that something is you and your family!”