Bible Verses About Self-Will and Stubbornness: Refusing to hearken to the messengers of God

However, the people refused to listen to what Sh'mu'el told them, and they said, "No! We want a king over us,

"As for the word you have just spoken to us in the name of ADONAI, we will not listen to you.

But they wouldn't listen, they stubbornly turned their shoulder away and stopped up their ears, so that they wouldn't have to hear it.