1 Samuel 8:11-17
8:11 a While the people wanted a king to judge them, Samuel warned that the king would reign over them. They wanted a leader but received a ruler.Summary for 1Sam 8:12-17: 8:12-17 b The king would take people as well as possessions.
8:15 c A tenth of the harvest was already required as a sacred donation to support God’s Temple and servants (Deut 12:6 d, 17-18 e; 14:22-29 f; 26:12-15 g). The king would demand an additional tenth, a burdensome amount given the uncertainties of agriculture.
8:17 h you will be his slaves: By demanding a king, the people whose ancestors had once been slaves in Egypt were risking a new enslavement (cp. 1 Kgs 12:1-20 i).
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