19And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.
20Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;
21And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.
22For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
23And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.
24Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.
25But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king.
