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1 Samuel 8:15
15He will take a tenth part of all your seeds and grapes. He will give them to his officers and servants.
1 Samuel 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
- New International Version (NIV)He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.
Context of 1 Samuel 8:15
13The king will take your daughters to serve him. They will have to make perfume for him. They will also have to cook and bake bread for him. 14The king will take your best fields, vines and olive trees away from you. He will give all these to his own officers. He will take a tenth part of all your seeds and grapes. He will give them to his officers and servants. 16He will take your male and female servants for himself. He will take your best cows and your donkeys. He will use them for his own work. 17He will take a tenth of all your sheep and your goats. You yourselves will become his servants too.
Read all of 1 Samuel 81 Samuel 8:15 word by word
וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:15
- Genesis 37:36While this was happening, the Midianites took Joseph into Egypt. They sold him to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officers. Potiphar had authority over all of Pharaoh's guards.
- Isaiah 39:7Some of your own descendants will also go to Babylon. Soldiers from Babylon will take them away from here. Your descendants will become eunuchs in the king of Babylon's palace.” That is what the Lord says. ’
- Daniel 1:3Nebuchadnezzar had an officer who was called Ashpenaz. Ashpenaz had authority over the king's other officers. One day, Nebuchadnezzar said to Ashpenaz, ‘Bring some of the Israelite men to me. Choose some men from the king of Judah's family, and choose some men from the other important Israelite families.’
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is. The law of God and the manner of men widely differ from each other; the former should be our rule in the several relations of life; the latter should be the measure of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15People had to give a tenth of their harvest as a sacred donation to support God's temple and its workers (Deuteronomy 12:6, 17–18; 14:22–29; 26:12–15). The king also required another tenth, which was a heavy burden due to the unpredictable nature of farming.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. he will take your fields, &c.--The circumstances mentioned here might be illustrated by exact analogies in the conduct of many Oriental monarchs in the present day.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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