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1 Samuel 8:10-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 8:10-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
Warning concerning a King
10 So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to (A)the people who had asked of him a king. 11 He said, “(B)This will be the [a]procedure of the king who will reign over you: (C)he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and (D)they will run before his chariots. 12 (E)He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to [b]do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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- 1 Samuel 8:11 Lit custom
- 1 Samuel 8:12 Lit plow his plowing
1 Samuel 8:10-12
New International Version
1 Samuel 8:10-12
New International Version
10 Samuel told(A) all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take(B) your sons and make them serve(C) with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.(D) 12 Some he will assign to be commanders(E) of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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