1 Samuel 8:7

7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from jbeing king over them.

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Deuteronomy 33:5
Thus the LORD became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together.

Judges 8:23
Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.”

1 Samuel 12:12
And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.

Isaiah 33:22
For the LORD is our judge; the LORD is our lawgiver; the LORD is our king; he will save us.

Isaiah 41:21
Set forth your case, says the LORD; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob.


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