Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 8:19
A church father on this verse
“10. It was indeed a matter of great rashness to ask for a king against God's will; of great hardness, to be unable to be overcome by the counsels of the prophet. It was of great rashness to put forth arguments to him whom they knew, by the Lord's revelation, to know beforehand all that he was about to do. Of great har…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
19But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
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In context
17And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
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.
— 1 Samuel 8:19 —
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.
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.