1 Samuel 8:16

And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your asses will he take, and employ [them] for his work.

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In The King James Version

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

15And of your seeds, and of your vineyards will he take the tenth, and give [the same] to his officers, and to his servants.

17Of your flocks will he take the tenth: and ye yourselves will become 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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