1 Samuel 8:4-7, 19

Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah, and said to him, “Look, you are getting old and your sons don't follow your example. So then, appoint a king to rule over us, so that we will have a king, as other countries have.” Samuel was displeased with their request for a king; so he prayed to the LORD, and the LORD said, “Listen to everything the people say to you. You are not the one they have rejected; I am the one they have rejected as their king.

The people paid no attention to Samuel, but said, “No! We want a king