King James Version
1 Samuel 12:12 KJV
“And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.”
Theocracy
1 Samuel 12 — Context
1 Samuel 12:11 — “And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on e...”
1 Samuel 12:12 — “And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.”
1 Samuel 12:13 — “Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over ...”