When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They served as judges in Beersheba.

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

However, his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside to dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

They said to him, 'You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us, like all the other nations.'

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

But their request for a king displeased Samuel, and he prayed to the LORD.

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king.

And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.

According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'

Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

Samuel relayed all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.

He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will demand: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

He will appoint them as commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties. Some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.

And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his officials.

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

He will take a tenth of your grain and vineyards and give it to his courtiers and servants.

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

He will take your male and female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and use them for his own work.

And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

On that day, you will cry out because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us, govern us, and fight our battles.

That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to them and appoint a king for them.' Then Samuel said to the people of Israel, 'Each of you, return to your own town.'

And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.