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.
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.1 Samuel 8:8 KJV
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.1 Samuel 8:6 KJV