1 Samuel 12:12

New Living Translation

“But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the Lord your God was already your king.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Psalm 74:12

You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth.

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us.

Jeremiah 40:11

When the Judeans in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and the other nearby countries heard that the king of Babylon had left a few people in Judah and that Gedaliah was the governor,

Hosea 13:10

Now where is your king? Let him save you! Where are all the leaders of the land, the king and the officials you demanded of me?

Numbers 23:21

No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob; no trouble is in store for Israel. For the Lord their God is with them; he has been proclaimed their king.

Judges 8:23

But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The Lord will rule over you!

Judges 9:18

But today you have revolted against my father and his descendants, killing his seventy sons on one stone. And you have chosen his slave woman’s son, Abimelech, to be your king just because he is your relative.

1 Samuel 10:19

But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by tribes and clans.”

1 Samuel 8:3

But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.