So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘N
A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? F
Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have
Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appoin
Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had s
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Beho
In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.