1Sam.8.19

1 Samuel 8:19

KJV

¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

God Grants the Request

Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:14

KJV

¶ When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;

Guidelines for a King

1 Samuel 12:12

KJV

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

Samuel’s Farewell Address

The King Confirmed

Isaiah 66:4

KJV GOD

I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.

Heaven Is My Throne

Jeremiah 44:16

KJV

As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.