Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.”

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, 'No, we want a king to rule over us'—even though the LORD.

If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.

25 But don't be stubborn. Don't continue to do what is evil. If you do, both you and your king will be swept away." ...

And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a king over you. And now,...

But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. “And neither will I walk off and leave you. That would be a sin against GOD!

In this verse, Samuel warns the people of the consequences of wickedness and disobedience to God's commands.

1 Samuel 12:25 NIV ... Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.” NIV: New International Version.

1 Samuel 12:25 — American Standard Version (ASV). 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

God requires repentance. So they said, "Pray that we will not die." Samuel said to them, "You're not gonna die, but just make sure that you don't quit serving ...