2. Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judging in Beersheba.
3. But his sons did not walk in his way, for they followed after unlawful gain, and they took bribes, and they perverted justice.
4. And all the elders of Israel gathered together and they came to Samuel at Ramah.
5. They said to him, “You are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now, install for us a king to govern us like all the nations.”
6. But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, because they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.