1 Samuel 12:12-14

Modern English Version

¹² “When you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king will reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king. ¹³ Now therefore, look at the king whom you have chosen and for whom you have asked! And see that the Lord has set a king over you. ¹⁴ If you will fear the Lord, and serve Him, and obey His voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king that reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God.