1 Samuel 12:1
Samuel said to all Israel: I listened to everything you said to me and established a king over you.
1 Samuel 10:24
Samuel asked the people: Do you see whom Jehovah has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people. Then all the people shouted: Long live the king!
1 Samuel 11:14-15
Then Samuel said to the people: Come to Gilgal. Let us make the kingdom strong in the hands of Saul.
1 Samuel 8:5-8
They said: You are an old man. You set a good example for your sons. But they have not followed it. Now we want a king to be our leader like all the other nations. Choose one for us!
1 Samuel 8:19-22
But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said: We want a king!
1 Samuel 10:1
Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head. He kissed him and said: Jehovah has anointed you to be ruler of his people Israel. You will rule his people. You will save them from all their enemies. This will be the sign that Jehovah has anointed you to be ruler of his people.