¹⁹ But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.

¹⁶ “We will not listen to your messages from the Lord!

³¹ So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money.

¹³ While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.