- thy judges:
- "They¹ have set up kings,ª° but not¹ by¹ me: they have made princes,²°¹ and I knewª° [it] not:¹ of their silverª and their goldª have they madeª° them idols,ª that¹ they may be cut off.ª°" {Hsa 8:4} + "Nevertheless the LORDª raised upª° judges,ª° which deliveredª° them out of the handª¹ of those that spoiledª° them. ... And when¹ the LORDª raised²° them up¹ judges,ª° then the LORDª was¹ with¹ the judge,ª° and deliveredª° them out of the handª¹ of their enemiesª° all¹ the daysª of the judge:ª° for¹ it repentedª° the LORDª because² of their groaningsª¹ by reason of them¹¹ that oppressedª° them and vexedª° them." {Jdg 2:16-18} + "And saidª° unto¹ him, Behold,¹ thou¹ art old,ª° and thy sonsª walkª° not¹ in thy ways:ª now¹ makeª° us a kingª to judgeª° us like all¹ the nations.ª ... But the thingª displeasedªª° Samuel,ª when¹ they said,ª° Giveª° us a kingª to judgeª° us. And Samuelª prayedª° unto¹ the LORD.ª" {1Sm 8:5-6} + "Nevertheless the peopleª refusedª° to obeyª° the voiceª of Samuel;ª and they said,ª° Nay;¹ but¹¹ we will have¹ a kingª over¹ us; ... That we¹ also¹ may be¹ like all¹ the nations;ª and that our kingª may judgeª° us, and go outª° beforeª us, and fightª°¹ our battles.ª" {1Sm 8:19-20} + "And the LORDª sentª°¹ Jerubbaal,ª and Bedan,ª and Jephthah,ª and Samuel,ª and deliveredª° you out of the handª¹ of your enemiesª° on every side,ª¹ and ye dwelledª° safe.ª ... And when ye sawª° that¹ Nahashª the kingª of the childrenª of Ammonª cameª° against¹ you, ye saidª° unto me, Nay;¹ but¹ a kingª shall reignª° over¹ us: when the LORDª your Godª [was] your king.ª" {1Sm 12:11-12} + "And it came to pass,¹ when all¹ Israelª heardª° that¹ Jeroboamª was come again,ª° that they sentª° and calledª° him unto¹ the congregation,ª and made him kingª°¹ over¹ all¹ Israel:ª there was¹ none¹ that followedª the houseª of David,ª butª the tribeª of Judahª only.¹" {1Kg 12:20}
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