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

1 Samuel 8:7

7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

1 Samuel 8:9

9 Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

1 Samuel 8:22

22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let every man go back to his town.