When Samuel heard everything the people had to say, he reported it privately to the Lord.
Hezekiah took the letters from the messengers, read them, and went to the Lord’s temple. He spread them out in front of the Lord
Jephthah went with them, and the people made him their leader and commander. So Jephthah went to Mizpah and repeated all these things in the presence of the Lord.
The Lord told him, “Listen to them, and give them a king.” Then Samuel told the people of Israel, “Go ⌞back⌟ to your own cities.”