1 Samuel 8:18-20

Living Bible

¹⁸ You will shed bitter tears because of this king you are demanding, but the Lord will not help you.”

¹⁹ But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning.

“Even so, we still want a king,” they said, ²⁰ “for we want to be like the nations around us. He will govern us and lead us to battle.”