1 Samuel 12:15
But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 12:9, this same pattern was illustrated: Israel forgot God and was handed over to enemies — a historical example.
In 1 Samuel 15:23, rebellion is equated with divination, and rejecting God's word brings rejection — a direct expansion of the same principle.
Leviticus 26:14-30 lists escalating curses for disobedience, the same covenantal threat Samuel warns about.
In Deuteronomy 28:15-68, this same covenant curse formula is spelled out in detail — the full list of consequences for disobedience.
In Joshua 24:20, Joshua warns that forsaking the Lord brings harm — the same conditional judgment Samuel invokes here.
In Isaiah 1:20, the same 'if you refuse and rebel' language appears — a prophetic echo of this covenant warning.
Lamentations 1:18 admits that suffering came because 'I have rebelled against his word', directly echoing the condition in 1 Samuel 12:15.
Ezra 9:7 confesses that Israel's exile and shame resulted from rebellion, fulfilling the curse threatened in 1 Samuel 12:15.
In Romans 2:8, Paul repeats the principle: those who disobey the truth face wrath — a NT application of the same divine justice.