1 Samuel 8:4-6

Amplified Bible

⁴ Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah ⁵ and said to him, “Look, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint us a king to judge us [and rule over us] like all the other nations.” ⁶ But their demand ^[a]displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge and rule over us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.