1 Samuel 8:5-9

5They told him, “You’re old, and your sons aren’t following your example. Now appoint a king to judge us so that we will be like all the other nations.”

6But Samuel considered it wrong for them to request a king to judge them. So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

7The Lord told Samuel, “Listen to everything the people are saying to you. They haven’t rejected you; they’ve rejected me.

8They’re doing just what they’ve done since I took them out of Egypt—leaving me and serving other gods.

9Listen to them now, but be sure to warn them and tell them about the rights of a king.”