1 Samuel 8:13

And, your daughters, will he take,—as perfumers and as cooks, and as bakers;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

In Context

12and he will appoint for himself, princes of thousands, and princes of fifties,—and to plough his fields, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and the instruments of his chariots;

14And, your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best of them, will he take, and give to 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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