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

12Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment. 13The king will take your daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him. He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials. 15He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants. 16He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys 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 22:7“Listen here, you men of Benjamin!” Saul shouted to his officers when he heard the news. “Has that son of Jesse promised every one of you fields and vineyards? Has he promised to make you all generals and captains in his army?
• 1 Kings 21:7“Are you the king of Israel or not?” Jezebel demanded. “Get up and eat something, and don’t worry about it. I’ll get you Naboth’s vineyard!”
• Ezekiel 46:18And the prince may never take anyone’s property by force. If he gives property to his sons, it must be from his own land, for I do not want any of my people unjustly evicted from their 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