1 Samuel 8:18-22

8:18 In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you in that day.” ¹ 

8:19 But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. ²  Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us! 8:20 We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us ³  and fight our battles.”

8:21 So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord. ⁴  8:22 The Lord said to Samuel, “Do as they say ⁵  and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Each of you go back to his own city.”

[8:18]  ¹ tc The LXX adds “because you have chosen for yourselves a king.”

[8:19]  ² tn Heb “and the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel.”

[8:20]  ³ tn Heb “and go out before us.”

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Samuel heard all the words of the people and he spoke them into the ears of the Lord.”

[8:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “listen to their voice.”