1 Samuel 8:4

‘But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a faithful house, and he will walk before My anointed always.

So Samuel spoke all the words of Yahweh to the people who had asked of him a king.

Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Let us alone for seven days, that we may send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.”

Now Abner had consultation with the elders of Israel, saying, “In times past you were seeking for David to be king over you.