1 Samuel 12:19-20

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹ Then all the people said to Samuel, “^(A)Pray to the Lord your God for your servants, so that we do not die; for we have added to all our sins ^(B)this evil, by asking for ourselves a king.” ²⁰ Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet ^(C)do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.