Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 8:17
1 Samuel 8:17 is verse 17 of 1 Samuel chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
King James Version
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
World English Bible
He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
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1 Samuel 8:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
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