1 Samuel 12:21

21 Don't turn away to follow other gods. They can't help or rescue you, because they don't exist.

1 Samuel 12:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 12:21

And turn ye not aside
From his worship: for then; if they turned aside from that:

should ye go after vain things;
idols, which are vanity, and less than vanity:

which cannot profit nor deliver;
neither bestow good things on their votaries, nor deliver them from evils, or from the hands of their enemies

for they are vain;
empty, useless, and unprofitable; an idol is nothing in the world, ( 1 Corinthians 8:4 ) .

1 Samuel 12:21 In-Context

19 All the people pleaded with Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for us so that we will not die. We have added [another] evil thing to all our other sins by asking for a king."

20 "Don't be afraid," Samuel told the people. "You did do all these evil things. But don't turn away from the LORD. Instead, serve the LORD wholeheartedly.

21 Don't turn away to follow other gods. They can't help or rescue you, because they don't exist.

22 For the sake of his great name, the LORD will not abandon his people, because the LORD wants to make you his people.

23 It would be unthinkable for me to sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. I will go on teaching you the way that is good and right.