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it displeased Samuel
Samuel was unhappy that the people wanted a king, not just the removal of his corrupt sons and the appointment of honest judges.
Give us a king to judge us
The people wanted a king, not just the appointment of honest judges.
Obey the voice of the people
AT: "Do what the people say" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
but they have rejected me
Yahweh knew that the rejection was not about corrupt judges, but the rejection of Yahweh as their king.