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

1 Samuel 8:7

7 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.

1 Samuel 8:9

9 So then, listen to them, but give them strict warnings and explain how their kings will treat them."

1 Samuel 8:22

22 The Lord answered, "Do what they want and give them a king." Then Samuel told all the men of Israel to go back home.