The people all said to Samuel,
"Pray to the Lord your God for your servants
so that we will not die,
for we have added to all our other sins
the evil of asking for a king."
"Do not be afraid," Samuel replied.
"You have done all this evil;
yet do not turn away from the Lord,
but serve the Lord with all your heart.
Do not turn away after useless idols.
They can do you no good,
nor can they rescue you,
because they are useless.
For the sake of His great name
the Lord will not reject His people,
because the Lord was pleased to make you His own.
As for me, far be it from me
that I should sin against the Lord
by failing to pray for you.
And I will teach you the way that is good and right.
But be sure to fear the Lord
and serve Him faithfully with all your heart;
consider what great things He has done for you.
Yet if you persist in doing evil,
both you and your king will be swept away.
(I Samuel 12:19-25)
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