1 Samuel 8:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ The sons did not walk in his ways. They sought dishonest gains, took bribes, and perverted justice.

⁴ All of the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. ⁵ They said to him, “You are now old, and your sons are not following in your path. Appoint a king over us, just like all the other nations have.”