1 Samuel 8:7; 1 Samuel 8:9; 1 Samuel 8:22

7 The LORD answered Samuel, "Comply with the people's request—everything they ask of you—because they haven't rejected you. No, they've rejected me as king over them.

9 So comply with their request, but give them a clear warning, telling them how the king will rule over them."

22 Then the LORD said to Samuel, "Comply with their request. Give them a king." Samuel then told the Israelite people, "Go back, each of you, to your own hometown."