New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 8:10-18
10So SamuelH8050 spokeH559 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the LordH3068 to 1the peopleH5971 who had askedH7592 him for a kingH4428. 11And he saidH559, “2ThisH2088 will be the 3practiceH4941 of the kingH4428 whoH834 will reignH4427 overH5921 you: 4he will takeH3947 your sonsH1121 and putH7760 them in his chariotsH4818 for himself and among his horsemenH6571, and 5they will runH7323 beforeH6440 his chariotsH4818. 126He will appointH7760 for himself commandersH8269 of thousandsH505 and commandersH8269 of fiftiesH2572, and some to 7doH2790 his plowingH2758 and to gatherH7114 inH7114 his harvestH7105, and to makeH6213 his weaponsH3627 of warH4421 and equipmentH3627 for his chariotsH7393. 13He will also takeH3947 your daughtersH1323 and use them as perfumersH7548, cooksH2879, and bakersH644. 148He will takeH3947 the bestH2896 of your fieldsH7704, your vineyardsH3754, and your oliveH2132 grovesH2132, and giveH5414 them to his servantsH5650. 15And he will takeH6237 aH6237 tenthH6237 of your seedH2233 and your vineyardsH3754 and giveH5414 it to his highH5631 officialsH5631 and his servantsH5650. 16He will also takeH3947 your maleH5650 servantsH5650 and your femaleH8198 servantsH8198, and your bestH2896 youngH970 menH970, and your donkeysH2543, and 9useH6213 them for his workH4399. 17He will takeH6237 aH6237 tenthH6237 of your flocksH6629, and you yourselvesH864 will becomeH1961 his servantsH5650. 18Then 10you will cryH2199 outH2199 on that dayH3117 becauseH4480H6440 of your kingH4428 whomH834 you have chosenH977 for yourselves, but 11the LordH3068 will not answerH6030 you on that dayH3117.”
Notes
- 1. 1 Samuel 8:10 1 Sam 8:4 ↩
- 2. 1 Samuel 8:11 Deut 17:14-20; 1 Sam 10:25 ↩
- 3. 1 Samuel 8:11 Lit custom ↩
- 4. 1 Samuel 8:11 1 Sam 14:52 ↩
- 5. 1 Samuel 8:11 2 Sam 15:1 ↩
- 6. 1 Samuel 8:12 Num 31:14; 1 Sam 22:7 ↩
- 7. 1 Samuel 8:12 Lit plow his plowing ↩
- 8. 1 Samuel 8:14 1 Kin 21:7; Ezek 46:18 ↩
- 9. 1 Samuel 8:16 Lit make ↩
- 10. 1 Samuel 8:18 Is 8:21 ↩
- 11. 1 Samuel 8:18 Prov 1:25-28; Is 1:15; Mic 3:4 ↩
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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