1 Samuel 12:11-13

The Voice

¹¹ Then the Eternal One raised up Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, who pulled you out of the grasp of your enemies and brought peace from warfare on every side so that you could live in safety. ¹² But when you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was arrayed for battle against you, you ran to me, saying, “Give us a king to rule over us,” even though the Eternal One, your True God, has always been your king. ¹³ So now, look: here is the king you chose, the king for whom you asked. The Eternal has indeed set a king to rule over you.