4. Then all the leaders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
5. They told him, “You’re old, and your sons aren’t following your example. Now appoint a king to judge us so that we will be like all the other nations.”
6. But Samuel considered it wrong for them to request a king to judge them. So Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7. The Lord told Samuel, “Listen to everything the people are saying to you. They haven’t rejected you; they’ve rejected me.
8. They’re doing just what they’ve done since I took them out of Egypt—leaving me and serving other gods.
9. Listen to them now, but be sure to warn them and tell them about the rights of a king.”