1 Samuel 12:13

New Century Version

Now here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. The Lord has put him over you.

Cross References

Hosea 13:11

So I gave you a king, but only in anger, and I took him away in my great anger.

Acts 13:21

Then the people asked for a king, so God gave them Saul son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and was king for forty years.

1 Samuel 10:24

Then Samuel said to the people, “See the man the Lord has chosen. There is no one like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there, before the Lord, the people made Saul king. They offered fellowship offerings to the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites had a great celebration.

1 Samuel 12:17

It is now the time of the wheat harvest. I will pray for the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will know what an evil thing you did against the Lord when you asked for a king.”

1 Samuel 12:19

They said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for us, your servants! Don’t let us die! We’ve added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

1 Samuel 8:5

They said to him, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live as you do. Give us a king to rule over us like all the other nations.”

1 Samuel 9:20

Don’t worry about the donkeys you lost three days ago, because they have been found. Soon all the wealth of Israel will belong to you and your family.”