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.
BSB
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.