Hosea 10:3 echoes the same theme: Israel admits having no king because they don't fear God — reinforcing the futility of earthly kings.

1 Samuel 8:7-9 records God's anger at Israel's demand for a king — the very event Hosea references when God gave a king in anger.

1 Samuel 10:19 has Samuel declare that Israel rejected God by asking for a king — directly supporting Hosea's 'I gave you a king in my anger'.

1 Samuel 12:13 shows God setting the king over them as they asked — the fulfillment of 'I gave you a king' in Hosea.

1 Samuel 15:23 states God rejected Saul from being king — the precise 'took him away in my wrath' that Hosea mentions.

1 Samuel 16:1 has God telling Samuel He has rejected Saul — confirming the removal Hosea describes.

1 Samuel 31:1-7 narrates Saul's death in battle — the ultimate taking away of the king in God's wrath.

In 1 Kings 14:7-16, God declares He gave Jeroboam the kingdom but will cut off his house—directly echoing 'I gave, I took away'.

In 2 Kings 17:1-4, Hoshea's rebellion leads to Assyrian conquest—the final 'taking away' of the northern kingdom's kings in God's wrath.

In 1 Samuel 8:5, the people demand a king, rejecting God—setting the stage for God giving them a king in anger as Hosea recalls.

In 1 Samuel 8:22, God tells Samuel to give them a king—the very act Hosea 13:11 describes as 'I gave you a king in my anger'.

In 1 Samuel 9:17, God identifies Saul as the chosen king—the specific king given in anger that Hosea references.

1 Samuel 31:6 records Saul's death, fulfilling the 'took him away' in anger — the historical event behind Hosea's statement.

1 Chronicles 10:6 records the same death of Saul and his house, confirming the fulfillment of God's removal of the king.

Acts 13:22 directly cites God removing Saul and raising David, confirming the historical event in the NT.