1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 8:19-20

1 Samuel 8:5

5 They said to him, "Look, you are old and your sons do not follow in your ways. So then appoint a king for us to judge us, like all the nations.

1 Samuel 8:19-20

19 However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, "No, but there must be a king over us,

20 so that we {also} may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles."