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1 Samuel 12:25 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 12 · verse 25
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.1 Samuel 12:25 · King James Version
1 Samuel 12:25 in context
23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- consumedçâphâhproperly, to scrape (literally, to shaveH5595 →
- stillrâʻaʻproperly, to spoilH7489 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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Two things Samuel here aims at: - I. To convince the people of their sin in desiring a king. They were now rejoicing before God in and with their king (Sa1 11:15), and offering to God the sacrifices of praise, which they hoped God would accept;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-25