Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 8:18
A church father on this verse
“Hence it is also added: (Verse 18.) "And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day: because you asked for yourselves a king." 10. As if to say, you are gradually slipping into the knowledge of his wicked imitation; but the examples…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because ye have chosen to yourselves a king.
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In context
16And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
17And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
— 1 Samuel 8:18 —
19But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
20And we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles.