1 Samuel 12:25
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 31:1-5 records Saul's death in battle—the direct historical fulfillment of the warning that the king would be swept away if Israel did wickedly.
1 Samuel 28:19 shows the warning fulfilled: Saul and his sons will die in battle, swept away with Israel.
1 Samuel 31:6 records the actual death of Saul and his sons, directly fulfilling the warning of being swept away.
Deuteronomy 28:36 threatens exile for king and people—a specific covenant curse that parallels the sweeping away of both here.
Deuteronomy 32:15-44 warns of judgment for rebellion—the same covenant curse logic applied here: wickedness leads to being swept away.
In Joshua 24:20, forsaking the LORD brings harm and consumption—nearly identical warning: if you do evil, you and your king will be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 30:17 echoes the same covenant warning: turning away to serve other gods leads to destruction.
1 Chronicles 10:6 repeats the account of Saul's death, confirming the fulfillment of the warning.
2 Chronicles 7:19 parallels the conditional warning: forsaking God's commandments brings judgment.
1 Kings 14:15 applies the same curse of being uprooted from the land to the northern kingdom for idolatry.
In Hosea 10:3, Israel admits having no king because they lack fear of God—a later echo of the connection between wickedness and loss of king.
Isaiah 1:28 states that rebels and those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed, echoing the same fate.