4 And all the old men of Israel will gather together and will come to Samuel to Ramah;

5 And they will say to him, Behold, thou wert old, and thy sons went not in thy ways: now set up for us a king to judge us as all the nations.

6 And the word will be evil in the eyes of Samuel when they said, Give to us a king to judge us: and Samuel will pray to Jehovah.

7 And Jehovah will say to Samuel, Hear to the voice of the people to all which they will say to thee: for not thee did they reject, but me they rejected from reigning over them.

1 Samuel 8:4-7, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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