Question: what is 1 samuel 8 about?
Answer: Bible Gateway 1 Samuel 8 :: NIV. When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel. ... So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."