1 Samuel 8:15

He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

In Context

14He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.

16And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Daniel 1:3Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—

Daniel 1:18Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

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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