7 "Do what the people tell you," the Lord said to Samuel, "because it’s not you they’re rejecting, but me as their king.
11 "This is what a king will do when he rules over you," he told them. "He will take your sons and make them serve as charioteers and horsemen, and to run as a guard in front of his chariot. 12 Some of them he will make commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some will have to plow his fields and reap his harvest. Some will be assigned to making weapons of war and chariot equipment. 13 He will take your daughters and have them work as perfume-makers, cooks, and bakers. 14 He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his officials. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain harvest and the produce of your vineyards and allocate it to his chief officers and officials. 16 He will take your male servants and your female servants, and your best young men and your donkeys, and make them work for him. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his slaves. 18 On that day you will plead to be rescued from the king you have chosen, but the Lord won’t answer you then."
19 But the people refused to listen to what Samuel said. "No!" they insisted. "We want our own king! 20 That way we can be like all the other nations. Our king will rule us, and will lead us when we go out to fight our battles."