1Sa 8:19-20 | ESV | STEP | But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel . And they said , No ! But there shall be a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:19-20

The Lord Grants Israel’s Request

19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, 20 ^athat we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”