1 Samuel 8:12-17
Summary for 1Sam 8:12-17: 8:12-17 a The king would take people as well as possessions.8:15 b A tenth of the harvest was already required as a sacred donation to support God’s Temple and servants (Deut 12:6 c, 17-18 d; 14:22-29 e; 26:12-15 f). The king would demand an additional tenth, a burdensome amount given the uncertainties of agriculture.
8:17 g 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 h).
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