"For¹ now¹ they shall say,ª° We have no¹ king,ª because¹ we fearedª° not¹¹ the LORD;ª what¹ then should a kingª doª° to us?" {Hsa 10:3} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª Hearkenª° unto the voiceª of the peopleª in all¹ that¹ they sayª° unto¹ thee: for¹ they have not¹ rejectedª° thee, but¹ they have rejectedª° me, that I should not reignª°¹ over¹ them. ... Now¹ therefore hearkenª° unto their voice:ª howbeitª yet¹ protest²° solemnlyª° unto them, and shewª° them the mannerª of the kingª that¹ shall reignª° over¹ them." {1Sm 8:7-9} + "And ye¹ have this dayª rejectedª°¹ your God,ª who¹ himself¹ savedª° you out of all¹¹ your adversitiesª and your tribulations;ª and ye have saidª° unto him, [Nay], but¹ setª° a kingª over¹ us. Now¹ therefore present²° yourselves¹ beforeª the LORDª by your tribes,ª and by your thousands.ª" {1Sm 10:19} + "Now¹ therefore behold¹ the kingª whom¹ ye have chosen,ª° [and] whom¹ ye have desired!ª° and, behold,¹ the LORDª hath setª° a kingª over¹ you." {1Sm 12:13} + "And Samuelª said,ª° Hath the LORDª [as great] delightª in burnt offeringsª and sacrifices,ª as in obeyingª° the voiceª of the LORD?ª Behold,¹ to obeyª° [is] betterª than sacrifice,ª¹ [and] to hearkenª° than the fatª¹ of rams.ª ... For¹ rebellionª [is as] the sinª of witchcraft,ª and stubbornnessª° [is as] iniquityª and idolatry.ª Because¹ thou hast rejectedª°¹ the wordª of the LORD,ª he hath also rejectedª° thee from [being] king.ª¹" {1Sm 15:22-23} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª How long¹¹ wilt thou¹ mournª° for¹ Saul,ª seeing I¹ have rejectedª° him from reigningª°¹ over¹ Israel?ª fillª° thine hornª with oil,ª and go,²°¹ I will sendª° thee to¹ Jesseª the Bethlehemite:ª for¹ I have providedª° me a kingª among his sons.ª" {1Sm 16:1} + "Now the Philistinesª foughtª° against Israel:ª and the men²¹ of Israelª fledª° from beforeª¹ the Philistines,ª and fell downª° slainª in mountª Gilboa.ª ... And when the men²¹ of Israelª that¹ [were] on the other sideª of the valley,ª and [they] that¹ [were] on the other sideª Jordan,ª sawª° that¹ the men²¹ of Israelª fled,ª° and that¹ Saulª and his sonsª were dead,ª° they forsookª°¹ the cities,ª and fled;ª° and the Philistinesª cameª° and dweltª° in them.¹" {1Sm 31:1-7} + "Wherefore the kingª hearkenedª° not¹ unto¹ the people;ª for¹ the causeª was¹ from¹¹ the LORD,ª that¹ he might performª°¹ his saying,ª which¹ the LORDª spakeª° byª Ahijahª the Shiloniteª unto¹ Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat.ª ... So²° when all¹ Israelª sawª° that¹ the kingª hearkenedª° not¹ unto¹ them, the peopleª answeredª¹¹ the king,ª saying,ª° What¹ portionª have we in David?ª neither¹ [have we] inheritanceª in the sonª of Jesse:ª to your tents,ª O Israel:ª now¹ seeª° to thine own house,ª David.ª So Israelª departed²°¹ unto their tents.ª" {1Kg 12:15-16} + "And Jeroboamª saidª° in his heart,ª Now¹ shall the kingdomª returnª° to the houseª of David:ª ... And Jeroboamª ordainedª° a feastª in the eighthª month,ª on the fifteenthªª dayª of the month,ª like unto the feastª that¹ [is] in Judah,ª and he offeredª° upon¹ the altar.ª So¹ didª° he in Bethel,ª sacrificingª° unto the calvesª that¹ he had made:ª° and he placedª° in Bethelª¹ the priestsª of the high placesª which¹ he had made.ª°" {1Kg 12:26-32} + "Go,²°¹ tellª° Jeroboam,ª Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª Forasmuch¹¹ as² I exaltedª° thee from amongª¹ the people,ª and madeª° thee princeª over¹ my peopleª Israel,ª ... And he shall give²° Israel² upª°¹¹ becauseª of the sinsª of Jeroboam,ª who¹ did sin,ª° and who¹ made Israel² to sin.ª°¹¹" {1Kg 14:7-16} + "In the twelfthªª yearª of Ahazª kingª of Judahª began Hosheaª the sonª of Elahª to reignª° in Samariaª over¹ Israelª nineª years.ª ... And the kingª of Assyriaª foundª° conspiracyª in Hoshea:ª for he had sentª° messengersª to¹ Soª kingª of Egypt,ª and broughtª° no¹ presentª to the kingª of Assyria,ª as [he had done] yearª by year:ª therefore the kingª of Assyriaª shut him up,ª° and boundª° him in prison.ªª" {2Kg 17:1-4} + "For the transgressionª of a landª manyª [are] the princesª thereof: but by a manª of understandingª° [and] knowledgeª° the stateª [thereof] shall be prolonged.ª°" {Prv 28:2} |
