The thing displeased Samuel Because God was hereby dishonoured, through that distrust of him, and that ambition, and itch after changes, which were the manifest causes of this desire; and because of that great misery which he foresaw the people would hereby bring upon themselves. Prayed For the pardon of their sin, and direction and help from God in this great affair.
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1 Samuel 8:6
6 But the thing displeaseda Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.