1 Samuel 8:19-22 - The Lord Grants Israel's Request
19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said: We want a king! 20 We want to be like other nations, with our own king to rule us and to lead us out to war and to fight our battles.
21 Samuel listened to everything they said. Then he repeated it to Jehovah. 22 Jehovah answered: Do what they want. Give them a king. Then Samuel told all the men of Israel to go back home.