1 Samuel 8:7
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7 The Lord said: Listen to whatever the people say. You are not the one they are rejecting. They are rejecting me as their king.(A)
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1 Samuel 10:19
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19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your evils and calamities, by saying, ‘No! You must appoint a king over us.’ Now, therefore, take your stand before the Lord according to your tribes and families.”(A)
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1 Samuel 12:12
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12 Yet, when you saw Nahash, king of the Ammonites, advancing against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king must rule us,’ even though the Lord your God is your king.(A)
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