1 Samuel 8:19 in the King James Version
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Context
18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
20 that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”