Study Desk

When you saw ^(ac)that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘^(ad)No, but a king shall reign over us,' ^(ae)although the Lord your God was your king.

Now therefore, ^(af)here is the king whom you have chosen, ^(ag)whom you have asked for, and behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

^(ah)If you will fear the Lord and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the ^[e]command of the Lord , then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God.

^(ai)If you will not listen to the voice of the Lord , but rebel against the ^[f]command of the Lord , then ^(aj)the hand of the Lord will be against you, ^(ak)as it was against your fathers.