1 Samuel 8:16

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

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And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

In Context

15He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

17He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:5-22

The People Desire a King; God's Answer to Israel; The People Insist on Having a King. ( b. c. 1075.) 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord . 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that… Read the whole commentary →

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