1 Samuel 12:14
If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God:
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 15:1 is Samuel's charge to Saul to heed God's word, directly continuing the exhortation from 1 Samuel 12:14.
1 Samuel 15:23 condemns rebellion as serious sin, fulfilling the warning that disobedience brings rejection.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 lists blessings for obedience – the same covenant condition Samuel presents here.
Joshua 24:14 calls Israel to 'fear the LORD and serve him' – the identical phrase Samuel uses here.
Joshua 24:20 warns of consequences for forsaking God – the negative side of the condition Samuel gives.
Psalm 81:12-15 laments Israel's disobedience and promises blessing if they had listened – parallel to Samuel's conditional promise.
Joshua 22:18 warns against rebellion with the same phrasing, showing persistent divine concern for obedience.
1 Kings 6:12 reiterates the same conditional promise: obedience to God's commands secures his favor.
Lamentations 1:18 confesses rebellion against God's word, illustrating the tragic outcome warned about in 1 Samuel 12:15.
John 8:31 makes discipleship conditional on abiding in Jesus' word, mirroring the obedience-for-blessing structure.
James 1:25 promises blessing to those who persevere in doing the law, echoing the 'it will be well' of 1 Samuel 12:14.