Samuel listened to everything they said and then went and told it to the Lord.
King Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went to the Temple, placed the letter there in the presence of the Lord,
So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and leader. Jephthah stated his terms at Mizpah in the presence of the Lord.
The Lord answered, “Do what they want and give them a king.” Then Samuel told all the men of Israel to go back home.