¹⁹ Nevertheless the people ^(A)refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

¹⁶ “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, ^(A)we will not listen to you!

³¹ So ^(A)they come to you as people do, they ^(B)sit before you as My people, and they ^(C)hear your words, but they do not do them; ^(D)for with their mouth they show much love, but ^(E)their hearts pursue their own gain.

¹³ And now, because you have done all these works,” says the Lord, “and I spoke to you, ^(A)rising up early and speaking, but you did not hear, and I ^(B)called you, but you did not answer,