1 Samuel 8:5 records the people's demand for a king, which this verse references as the king they asked for and God set over them.

1 Samuel 10:24 records Samuel presenting Saul as king chosen by God, the moment this verse refers to as the king set over them.

1 Samuel 11:15 describes the formal coronation of Saul at Gilgal, fulfilling Samuel's declaration here that God has set a king over them.

1 Samuel 9:20 shows Samuel privately telling Saul he is chosen, foreshadowing the public declaration here that God has set Saul as king.

In Hosea 13:11, God says He gave a king in anger – directly echoing the concession here where God set a king over them despite their sin.

Acts 13:21 recounts the same event: God gave them Saul as king when they desired one – a historical citation.