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When that day comes, you will cry aloud because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but on that day Yahweh will not hear you.' (1 Samuel 8, 18)
The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel. They said, 'No! We are determined to have a king, (1 Samuel 8, 19)
so that we can be like the other nations, with our own king to rule us and lead us and fight our battles.' (1 Samuel 8, 20)
Yahweh then said to Samuel, 'Do as they ask and give them a king.' Samuel then said to the Israelites, 'Go home, each of you, to his own town.' (1 Samuel 8, 22)
But today you have rejected your God, him who saves you from all your difficulties and troubles; and you have said, "No, you must set a king over us." Very well, take your positions before Yahweh, tribe by tribe and clan by clan.' (1 Samuel 10, 19)
Samuel then said to all the people, 'You have seen the man whom Yahweh has chosen, and that among the whole people he has no equal.' And all the people acclaimed him, shouting, 'Long live the king!' (1 Samuel 10, 24)
Samuel then explained the king's constitutional position to the people and inscribed this in a book which he placed before Yahweh. Samuel then sent all the people away, everyone back to his home. (1 Samuel 10, 25)
The people then all went to Gilgal. And there, at Gilgal, they proclaimed Saul king before Yahweh; they offered communion sacrifices before Yahweh, and there Saul and all the people of Israel gave themselves over to great rejoicing. (1 Samuel 11, 15)
Samuel said to all Israel, 'I have faithfully done all that you asked of me, and have appointed you a king. (1 Samuel 12, 1)
In future, the king will lead you. As for me, I am old and grey, and in any case you have my sons. I have been your leader ever since I was young until today. (1 Samuel 12, 2)
They then forgot Yahweh their God and he sold them into the power of Sisera, general of the army of Hazor, and also into the power of the Philistines and of the king of Moab, who made war on them. (1 Samuel 12, 9)
'But when you saw Nahash, king of the Ammonites, marching on you, you said to me, "No, we must have a king to rule us"-although Yahweh your God is your king. (1 Samuel 12, 12)
