10. Then they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, for we abandoned the Lord and worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the power of our enemies, and we will serve You.’
11. So the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel. He rescued you from the power of the enemies around you, and you lived securely.
12. But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king rule over us’ — even though the Lord your God is your king.
13. “Now here is the king you’ve chosen, the one you requested. Look, this is the king the Lord has placed over you.
14. If you fear the Lord, worship and obey Him, and if you don’t rebel against the Lord’s command, then both you and the king who rules over you will follow the Lord your God.
15. However, if you disobey the Lord and rebel against His command, the Lord’s hand will be against you and against your ancestors.
16. “Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes.