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 10:25

10:25 Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work. ²  He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.

[8:5]  ¹ tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).

[10:25]  ² tn Heb “the regulation of the kingship.” This probably refers to the regulations pertaining to kingship given to Moses (see Deut 17:14-20).