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, ^20 (A)that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”

^32 (A)“What is in your mind shall never happen—the thought, ^(B)‘Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, ^(C)and worship wood and stone.’

The Lord Will Restore Israel

^33 (D)“As I live, declares the Lord God, ^(E)surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and ^(F)with wrath poured out I will be king over you.