Although Jehovah permitted Israel to have a visible king, he warned them that rule by a human king would come at a price. ​ — Read 1 Samuel 8: 9 - 18. History demonstrated the truth of Jehovah’s warning.
(‏ ١ صم ٨ :‏ ٧‏ )‏ وَمَعَ أَنَّهُ سَمَحَ لِلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ بِحِيَازَةِ مَلِكٍ مَنْظُورٍ ،‏ قَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ سَيَدْفَعُونَ ٱلثَّمَنَ .‏ —‏ اِقْرَأْ ١ صموئيل ٨ :‏ ​ ٩ -‏ ١٨‏ .‏