“According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.”
Now then, listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them—the divine command is to *accept* the people's demand while *warning* them prophetically (*shahot hata'id*). Samuel becomes the voice of consequences, articulating the *mishpat ha-melekh* (manner/law of the king)—what kingship will cost.
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