Quotes About Covenant

When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”

Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saulís head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”

After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah

and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ëI brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.í

Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.

Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.

Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.

Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.

Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.

When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ëNo, we must have a king to rule over usí—even though the LORD your God was your king.

Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.

But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.

They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.

So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.

Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)

Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.

Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.

He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.