1 Samuel 8:14-22

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He will takeH3947 the bestH2896 of your fieldsH7704 andH853 vineyardsH3754 and olive grovesH2132 and give themH5414 to his servantsH5650. 15He will take a tenthH6237 of your grainH2233 and grape harvestH3754 and give itH5414 to his officialsH5631 and servantsH5650. 16AndH853 he will takeH3947 your menservantsH5650 andH853 maidservantsH8198 andH853 your bestH2896 cattleH9701 and donkeysH2543 and putH6213 them to his own useH4399.

17He will take a tenthH6237 of your flocksH6629, and you yourselvesH859 will becomeH1961 his slavesH5650. 18When thatH1931 day comesH3117, you will begH2199 for relief fromH6440 the kingH4428 you have chosenH977, but the LORDH3068 will notH3808 answer youH6030 on thatH1931 dayH3117.”

19Nevertheless, the peopleH5971 refusedH3985 to listenH8085H6963 to SamuelH8050. “NoH3808H3588H518!” they saidH559. “We must haveH1961 a kingH4428 over usH5921. 20Then we willH587 beH1961H1571 like allH3605 the other nationsH1471, with a kingH4428 to judge usH8199, to go outH3318 before usH6440, and to fightH3898 our battlesH4421.”

21SamuelH8050 listenedH8085 to allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the peopleH5971 and repeated themH1696 in the hearingH241 of the LORDH3068.

22“ListenH8085 to their voiceH6963,” the LORDH3068 saidH559 toH413 SamuelH8050. “AppointH4427 a kingH4428 for them.”

Then SamuelH8050H413 toldH559 the menH582 of IsraelH3478, “EveryoneH376 must go backH1980 to his cityH5892.”