1 Samuel 12:23   New International Version     23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. As Christians we have a responsibility. We are to pray for others....

1 Samuel 12:22   New International Version     22 For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own. God did not choose Israel to be his people because they deserved it. He chose them so that they...

1 Samuel 12:12-15   New International Version     12 “But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us’—even though the Lord your God was your king. 13 Now here is the king you have chosen,...

1 Samuel 11:14-15   New International Version     14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship.” 15 So all the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king in the presence of the Lord. There they sacrificed fellowship...

1 Samuel 10:25-27   New International Version     25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes. 26 Saul also went to his...

1 Samuel 10:20-22   New International Version     20 When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was...

1 Samuel 10:19   New International Version     19 But you have now rejected your God, who saves you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said, ‘No, appoint a king over us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.” Israel's...