1 Samuel 8:5

New Century Version

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.”

Cross References

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 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.”

Numbers 23:9

I see them from the top of the mountains; I see them from the hills. I see a people who live alone, who think they are different from 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.”

1 Samuel 12:2

Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was young.

1 Samuel 12:13

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

Judges 8:22

The people of Israel said to Gideon, “You saved us from the Midianites. Now, we want you and your son and your grandson to rule over us.”

1 Samuel 10:19

But now you have rejected your God. He saves you from all your troubles and problems, but you said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us.’ Now come, stand before the Lord in your tribes and family groups.”