1 Samuel 8:19-22 - The Lord Grants Israel's Request
19 The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. 20 Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us,
21 Samuel listened to all the people’s words and then repeated them to the Lord.
Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Each of you, go back to your city.”