1 Samuel 8:14-22

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

15He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.

16He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use.

17He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.

18When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.”

19But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.

20“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”

21So Samuel repeated to the Lord what the people had said,

22and the Lord replied, “Do as they say, and give them a king.” Then Samuel agreed and sent the people home.