1 Samuel 3:11

3:11 The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; ¹  when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.

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 ²  us, just like all the other nations have.”

1 Samuel 12:1

12:1 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done ³  everything you requested. ⁴  I have given you a king. ⁵ 

[3:11]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “so that” here, formally connecting this clause with the next.

[8:5]  ² tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).

[12:1]  ³ tn Heb “Look, I have listened to your voice.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “to all which you said to me.”

[12:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and I have installed a king over you.”