1 Samuel 12:14-19

New International Version

¹⁴ If you fear^(A) the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel^(B) against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good! ¹⁵ But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against^(C) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

¹⁶ “Now then, stand still^(D) and see^(E) this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes! ¹⁷ Is it not wheat harvest^(F) now? I will call^(G) on the Lord to send thunder^(H) and rain.^(I) And you will realize what an evil^(J) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

¹⁸ Then Samuel called on the Lord,^(K) and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe^(L) of the Lord and of Samuel.

¹⁹ The people all said to Samuel, “Pray^(M) to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die,^(N) for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”