1 Samuel 10:19
You have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and distresses. You said to him: No! Place a king over us. Now then, stand in front of Jehovah by your tribes and family groups.'
1 Samuel 12:12
But when you saw that King Nahash of Ammon was about to attack you, you rejected Jehovah as your king. You said to me: 'We want a (human) king to rule us.'
Joshua 24:1
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem. He called the elders, the leaders, the judges, and the officers of Israel, and they came to the presence of God.
1 Samuel 8:19
But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said: We want a king!
Numbers 17:2
Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them. Get one from the leader of each of their tribes. Write each man's name on his staff.
Joshua 7:14-26
In the morning assemble by tribe. The tribe Jehovah picks will come forward family by family and man by man.
1 Samuel 8:6-9
Samuel was upset to hear the leaders say they wanted a king. So he prayed about it.
1 Samuel 12:17-19
It is the dry season and the wheat harvest. I will pray and Jehovah will send thunder and rain. When this happens, you will realize that you committed a great sin against Jehovah when you asked him for a king.
Micah 5:2
You Bethlehem Ephrathah who are little to be among the thousands of Judah. Out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel! His origin is from of old, from everlasting (days of antiquity) (ancient times).