1Sa 8:5, 19, 12:13, 15 | ESV | STEP | and said to him, Behold , you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways . Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations .

1 Samuel 8:5

5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. ^aNow appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

1 Samuel 8:19

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,

1 Samuel 12:13

13 And now ^bbehold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, ^cthe Lord has set a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:15

15 But ^dif you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then ^ethe hand of the Lord will be against you and ^fyour king. ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew fathers}