1 Samuel 8:7
8:7 The
Lord said to Samuel, “Do everything the people request of you.
For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.
1 Samuel 10:19
10:19 But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your trouble and distress. You have said, “No!
Appoint a king over us.” Now take your positions before the
Lord by your tribes and by your clans.’”
Genesis 17:7
17:7 I will confirm
my covenant as a perpetual
covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Exodus 19:5-6
19:5 And now, if you will diligently listen to me
and keep
my covenant, then you will be my
special possession
out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,
19:6 and you will be to me
a kingdom of priests
and a holy nation.’
These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
Numbers 23:21
23:21 He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob,
nor has he seen trouble in Israel.
The Lord their God is with them;
his acclamation as king is among them.
Jude 1:23
1:23 save
others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy
on others, coupled with a fear of God,
hating even the clothes stained
by the flesh.
Psalms 74:12
74:12 But God has been my king from ancient times,
performing acts of deliverance on the earth.
Isaiah 33:22
33:22 For the Lord, our ruler,
the Lord, our commander,
the Lord, our king –
he will deliver us.
Hosea 13:10
13:10 Where then is your king,
that he may save you in all your cities?
Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying,
“Give me a king and princes”?