1 Samuel 8:14-22

14He will seize the best of your fields, vineyards and olive groves, and give them to his courtiers.

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

16He will also take your male and female servants, your best young men and your donkeys and make them do his work.

17He will also take the tenth of your flocks. Then you yourselves will become his slaves.

18When the day comes and you cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, Adonai will not answer you on that day.”

19But the people refused to listen to Samuel, and they said, “No! But a king should be over us!

20So we may become like all the nations—having our king who will judge us, go out before us and fight our battles.”

21After Samuel heard all the words of the people, he reported them back in the hearing of Adonai.

22Adonai said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice and appoint a king to reign for them.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go, each one to his town.”