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Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David. (Ruth 4, 22)
The Lord will strike terror into his adversaries; hark, how his thunders roll above them in heaven! The Lord will sit in judgement on the remotest people of earth, the Lord will grant dominion and a sceptre of majesty to the king he has anointed. (1 Samuel 2, 10)
Afterwards, I will find myself a priest that shall be a faithful interpreter of my mind and will; I will endow him, too, with a faithful posterity, to enjoy the favour of the king I have anointed.✻ (1 Samuel 2, 35)
Thou hast grown old, they said to him, and thy sons do not follow in thy footsteps. Give us a king, such as other nations have, to sit in judgement over us. (1 Samuel 8, 5)
It was little to Samuel’s mind, this demand for a king to be their judge; but when he betook himself to the Lord in prayer, (1 Samuel 8, 6)
Grant their request, but put thy protest on record; tell them what rights their king will claim, when they have a king to rule over them. (1 Samuel 8, 9)
In answer, then, to their request for a king, Samuel told the people all the Lord had said to him. (1 Samuel 8, 10)
When you have a king to reign over you, he will claim the rights of a king. He will take away your sons from you, to drive his chariots; he will need horsemen, and outriders for his teams; (1 Samuel 8, 11)
and when you cry out for redress against the king you have chosen for yourselves, the Lord will not listen to you; you asked for a king. (1 Samuel 8, 18)
But Samuel could not gain the ear of the people; That will not serve, they cried out; a king, we must have a king! (1 Samuel 8, 19)
We must be like other nations, with a king to decide our quarrels, to lead us and be our champion in battle. (1 Samuel 8, 20)
Give them their will, the Lord answered; appoint a king to rule over them. And Samuel bade the Israelites disperse, and go back to their homes. (1 Samuel 8, 22)
