1 Samuel 8:20-22

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁰ And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us.

²¹ And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

²² And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel: Let every man go to his city.