1 Samuel 8:18-20

International Children’s Bible

¹⁸ When that time comes, you will cry out because of the king you chose. The Lord will not answer you then.”

¹⁹ But the people would not listen to Samuel. They said, “No! We want a king to rule over us. ²⁰ Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will judge us. He will go with us and fight our battles.”