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.”
10. Then Samuel told the people who had asked him for a king everything the Lord had said.
11. Samuel said, “These are the rights of a king:He will draft your sons, make them serve on his chariots and horses, and make them run ahead of his chariots.
12. He will appoint them to be his officers over 1,000 or over 50 soldiers, to plow his ground and harvest his crops, and to make weapons and equipment for his chariots.