1 Samuel 12:12-14

Common English Bible

¹² But when you saw that Nahash the Ammonite king was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No! There must be a king to rule over us.’ But the Lord your God was already your king!

¹³ “So now, here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. Yes, the Lord has put a king over you! ¹⁴ If you will fear the Lord, worship him, obey him, and not rebel against the Lord’s command, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God—all will be well.