2The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
3And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.
4Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,
5And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.
6But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.
7And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.
8As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.