1 Samuel 8:5
8:5 They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead 1 us, just like all the other nations have.”
1 Samuel 12:14
12:14 If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him 2 and not rebelling against what he says, 3 and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. 4
1 tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).
2 tn Heb “and you listen to his voice.”
3 tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.” So also in v. 15.
4 tn The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.