Jos 5:14-15, 1Sa 8:9, 19, 13:14, 2Sa 5:2, 2Ki 20:5, Heb 2:10 | ESV | STEP | And he said , No ; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord . Now I have come . And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant ?

Joshua 5:14-15

14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua ^afell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, ^b“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

1 Samuel 8:9

9 Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them ^cand show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”

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 13:14

14 But now ^dyour kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man ^eafter his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

2 Samuel 5:2

2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, ^git was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ^h‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over Israel.’”

2 Kings 20:5

5 “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah ^jthe leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: ^kI have heard your prayer; ^lI have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord,

Hebrews 2:10

10 For it ^mwas fitting that he, ⁿfor whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons ^oto glory, should make the ^pfounder of their salvation ^qperfect through suffering.