And when ye saw As the demand for a king preceded the invasion of Nahash recorded in ch. 11, the reference must be to earlier inroads, or to a threatened attack. This reason for desiring a king is hinted at in 1 Samuel 8:20.

Nay Refusing to listen to my expostulations (1 Samuel 8:6; 1 Samuel 8:19).

when the Lord your God was your king Cp. Judges 8:23.

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