1 Samuel 8:14-22

14He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.

15He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.

16Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.

17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

18When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”

19But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us.

20Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”

21When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the Lord.

22The Lord answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”