Shmuel Alef 8:18-20

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁸ And ye shall cry out in that day because of your melech which ye shall have chosen for you; and Hashem will not hear you in that day.

¹⁹ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Shmuel; and they said, No; but we will have a Melech over us;

²⁰ That we also may be like kol HaGoyim; and that our Melech may judge us, and go out before us, and fight milchamoteinu (our battles).