14. If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord, then both you, and the king who rules over you, will be following the Lord your God.
15. But if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, but instead you provoke his words, then the hand of the Lord will be over you and over your fathers.
16. Therefore, stand now, and see this great thing, which the Lord will accomplish in your sight.
17. Is it not the harvest of the wheat today? I will call upon the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain. And you will know and see that you have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, by petitioning for a king over you."
18. And Samuel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain on that day.
19. And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly. And all the people said to Samuel: "Pray, on behalf of your servants, to the Lord your God, so that we may not die. For we have added to all our sins this evil, that we would petition for a king."
20. Then Samuel said to the people: "Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil. Yet truly, do not choose to withdraw from the back of the Lord. Instead, serve the Lord with all your heart.
21. And do not choose to turn aside after vanities, which will never benefit you, nor rescue you, since they are empty.
22. And the Lord will not abandon his people, because of his great name. For the Lord has sworn to make you his people.