Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

1 Samuel 7
¹³ So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
¹⁴ Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
¹⁵ And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
¹⁶ He went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.
¹⁷ But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the Lord.
1 Samuel 8
¹ Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel.
² The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
³ But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
⁴ Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
⁵ and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
⁶ But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." So Samuel prayed to the Lord.