1 Samuel 12:19-21

The Voice

People (to Samuel): ¹⁹ Pray to the Eternal One your God on behalf of your servants so we will not die for adding to all the weight of our sin the evil of demanding our own king.

Samuel: ²⁰ Don’t be frightened. It is true that you have done evil, but never stop following the Eternal One. Serve Him completely, ²¹ and do not follow empty things that do not have the power to benefit or save you. They are worthless.