1Sa 8:19, 12:13-15, 17, Hos 13:10-11, Jam 4:16 | ESV | STEP | But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel . And they said , No ! But there shall be a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:19

The Lord Grants Israel’s Request

19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us,

1 Samuel 12:13-15

13 And now ^abehold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, ^bthe Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you will ^cfear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. 15 But ^dif you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then ^ethe hand of the Lord will be against you and ^fyour king. ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew fathers}

1 Samuel 12:17

17 ^hIs it not wheat harvest today? ⁱI will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that ^jyour wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.”

Hosea 13:10-11

10 ^kWhere now is your king, to save you in all your cities?
Where are all your rulers—
those of whom ^lyou said,
“Give me a king and princes”?
11 ^mI gave you a king in my anger,
and ⁿI took him away in my wrath.

James 4:16

16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. ^oAll such boasting is evil.