“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,”
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him: Behold, you are old and your sons do not follow in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us, like all the nations—the *zekenim* (elders) make their petition: *tent lanu melekh* (give us a king). The comparison *keshal ha-goyim* (like all the nations) reveals the desire for political conformity, a move away from theocratic uniqueness.
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