1 Samuel 8:7
“Do what the people tell you,” the Lord said to Samuel, “because it's not you they're rejecting, but me as their king.
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Numbers 22:20God came to Balaam during the night and told him, “Since these men have come for you, get up and go with them. But only do what I tell you.”
1 Samuel 10:19But now you have rejected your God, the one who saves you from all your troubles and disasters. You told him, ‘You must appoint a king to rule us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and family groups.”
1 Samuel 12:12But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to attack you, you told me, ‘No, we want our own king,’ even though the Lord your God was your king.
Psalms 81:11But my people didn't listen to me. Israel didn't want anything to do with me.
Hosea 13:10Where then is your king? Let him save you in all your cities! Where are your leaders who demanded a king and princes from me?
Matthew 10:40Those who welcome you welcome me, and those who welcome me welcome the one that sent me.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:5-22
The People Desire a King; God's Answer to Israel; The People Insist on Having a King. ( b. c. 1075.) 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord . 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that… Read the whole commentary →