"And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 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" (1 Sam. 8:18-20).
After a battle with the Philistines, which they won, the Israelites turned to Samuel their spiritual leader and said, "Give us a King." Up to that point God ruled the nation and he used men like Samuel to guide his people. Therefore when Samuel heard their request for a King he turned to God in prayer. God said, they haven't rejected you they have rejected me. In other words, "don't take it personal Samuel. There problem is not with you but with me." God went on to tell Samuel to give them what they wanted with a warning of the cost of having a human king ruling over them. Although Samuel did warn them they continued to insist on a King. So they got what they wanted and lost what they had.
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