1 Samuel 8:14
12 He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
15 He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
16 And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
- KJV
- And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
- WEB
- He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.
- ASV
- And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
- DARBY
- And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.
- BLB
- And your⁺ fields and your⁺ vineyards and your⁺ olive groves—the best ones—he will take and give to his servants.
- ÅB
- Deres beste jorder og vingårder og oljehaver vil han ta og gi sine tjenere.
- OTB
- Han vil ta det beste av deres åkrer, vingårder og olivenlunder, og gi dem til sine tjenere.
- B1930
- Eders beste jorder og vingårder og oljehaver vil han ta og gi sine tjenere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 46:18
The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”
Read in context1 Kings 21:7
But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
Read in context1 Samuel 22:7
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
Read in context1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”
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