Scripture: "The people 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.' '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 perish.'"
-1 Samuel 12:19-20, 24-25 (NIV)