1 Samuel 8:14

1 Samuel 8:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
• New International Version (NIV)He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.

Context of 1 Samuel 8:14

12He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment. 13He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers. He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants. 15He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants. 16He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.

1 Samuel 8:14 word by word

וְאֶת־שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛ם הַטּוֹבִ֖ים יִקָּ֑ח וְנָתַ֖ן לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he will takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• your fieldsשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and your vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• and your oliveyardsזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• the bestטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:14

• 1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his servants who were stationed around him, “Listen up, you Benjaminites! Is Jesse’s son giving fields and vineyards to all of you? Or is he making all of you commanders and officers?
• 1 Kings 21:7His wife Jezebel said to him, “You are the king of Israel! Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you.”
• Ezekiel 46:18The prince will not take away any of the people’s inheritance by oppressively removing them from their property. He will give his sons an inheritance from his own possessions so that my people will not be scattered, each from his own property.’”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:14

• 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. 12-17The king would take both people and their belongings.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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:14

• Government
• Israel
• Monarchy
• Rulers
• Samuel

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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