1Sam.8.20

1 Samuel 8:20

KJV

That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

God Grants the Request

Warning concerning a King

Cross References

1 Samuel 8:5

KJV

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.

Israel Demands a King

1 Samuel 12:2

KJV

And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.