1 Samuel 8:1-5 ▼

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

2 And the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second Abijah—judges in Beersheba.

3 And his sons did not walk in his ways, and they turned aside after dishonest gain, and they took bribes and perverted justice.

4 And all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,

5 and they said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint to us a king to judge us like all the nations.”