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The Lord said: Listen to whatever the people say. You are not the one they are rejecting. They are rejecting me as their king.(A)

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Now listen to them; but at the same time, give them a solemn warning and inform them of the rights of the king who will rule them.

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22 The Lord said: Listen to them! Appoint a king to rule over them. Then Samuel said to the people of Israel, “Return, each one of you, to your own city.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:22 To your own city: Samuel will later reassemble the people at Mizpah (10:17) to acclaim Saul as their king.