1 Samuel 8:17

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

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He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

In Context

16He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

18Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:8He took up his position and in a loud voice said to the armies of Israel, Why have you come out to make war? Am I not a Philistine and you servants of Saul? Send out a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.

Hebrews 7:2And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

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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