⁷ And the Lord told him: “Listen^(A) to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected,^(B) but they have rejected me as their king.^(C)

⁹ Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know^(A) what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”

²² The Lord answered, “Listen^(A) to them and give them a king.”

Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”