1 Samuel 12:13

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

Cross References

Hosea 13:11

I have given you kings in my anger, and I have taken them away in my wrath.

Acts 13:21

Then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

1 Samuel 10:24

And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 11:15

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 12:17

Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.”

1 Samuel 12:19

And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.”

1 Samuel 8:5

and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations.”

1 Samuel 9:20

As for your asses that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?”