1Sam.12.1

1 Samuel 12:1

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And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

Samuel’s Farewell Address

Samuel Addresses Israel

Cross References

1 Samuel 8:7

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And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Israel Demands a King

1 Samuel 8:9

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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

Israel Demands a King

1 Samuel 10:24

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And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

Saul Proclaimed King

1 Samuel 11:14

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Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

Saul Confirmed as King

Saul Defeats the Ammonites

1 Samuel 11:15

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