3. But Samuel’s sons didn’t follow in his footsteps. They tried to turn a profit, they accepted bribes, and they perverted justice.
4. So all the Israelite elders got together and went to Samuel at Ramah.
5. They said to him, "Listen. You are old now, and your sons don’t follow in your footsteps. So appoint us a king to judge us like all the other nations have."
6. It seemed very bad to Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us," so he prayed to the Lord.