1 Samuel 8:1-5 NIV

[1] When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders. [2] The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. [3] But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. [4] So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. [5] They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”