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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He will take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, <i>even</i> the best <i>of them</i>, and give <i>them</i> to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give <i>them</i> to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give <i>them</i> to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves, and give <i>them</i> to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give <i>them</i> to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He can take your best fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He can take your best fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The king will take your best fields, as well as your vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his own officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He will take the best products of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards—he takes the best, and has given to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards -- the best -- he doth take, and hath given to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And your fields and your vineyards, and your olive trees, the good he will take and give to his servants.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best oliveyards, and give them to his servants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his courtiers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your oliveyards, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your fields and your vineyards and your fine olive groves he will take and he will give to his Servants<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good oliveyards, and give them to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=1939" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/8.htm">Samuel's Warning</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’e·ṯś- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qāḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">He will take</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">the best</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: ḏō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of your fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: kar·mê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: wə·zê·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">and olive groves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and give them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to his servants.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">1 Kings 21:7-16</a></span><br />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.” / Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. / In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Ezekiel 46:18</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7-28</a></span><br />Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, / and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; / Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11-14</a></span><br />King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. / “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-1.htm">1 Kings 21:1-3</a></span><br />Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. / So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a></span><br />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!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-3.htm">1 Kings 22:3-4</a></span><br />who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?” / So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">2 Kings 9:25-26</a></span><br />And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him: / ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-35.htm">2 Kings 23:35</a></span><br />So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-4.htm">Nehemiah 5:4</a></span><br />Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a></span><br />Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Micah 2:2</a></span><br />They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-13.htm">Luke 12:13-15</a></span><br />Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” / But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” / And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-7.htm">1 Samuel 22:7</a></b></br> Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, <i>and</i> make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">1 Kings 21:7,19</a></b></br> And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, <i>and</i> eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Ezekiel 46:18</a></b></br> Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; <i>but</i> he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/3-19.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">Best</a> <a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Olive-Gardens</a> <a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Oliveyards</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Olive-Yards</a> <a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Orchards</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/judges/21-21.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/judges/21-21.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-16.htm">Best</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Olive-Gardens</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Oliveyards</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Olive-Yards</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Orchards</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Vine-Gardens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/8-1.htm">By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites ask a king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/8-6.htm">Samuel praying in grief is comforted by God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/8-10.htm">He tells the manner of a king</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">God wills Samuel to yield unto the importunity of the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He will take the best of your fields</b><br>This phrase highlights the warning given by Samuel to the Israelites about the consequences of demanding a king. In ancient Israel, land was a crucial asset, often passed down through generations as an inheritance. The "best of your fields" signifies the most fertile and productive land, which would have been essential for sustaining families and communities. This warning reflects the potential for abuse of power by a monarch, who could seize property for personal or state use, a practice not uncommon in the ancient Near East. The taking of land by a king contrasts with the earlier system of tribal leadership, where land distribution was more equitable and based on divine allotment (Joshua 13-21).<p><b>and vineyards</b><br>Vineyards were a symbol of prosperity and blessing in Israelite culture, often associated with abundance and joy (<a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a>, <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The mention of vineyards underscores the economic impact of a king's rule, as these were valuable assets that provided wine, a staple in the diet and religious practices. The loss of vineyards to royal appropriation would not only affect economic stability but also cultural and religious life. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the dangers of centralized power and the potential for leaders to prioritize their interests over those of the people (<a href="/1_kings/21.htm">1 Kings 21:1-16</a>, the story of Naboth's vineyard).<p><b>and olive groves</b><br>Olive oil was a vital commodity in ancient Israel, used for cooking, lighting, anointing, and religious offerings (<a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Exodus 30:24-25</a>). Olive groves required years to cultivate, making them a long-term investment for families. The seizure of olive groves by a king would disrupt livelihoods and religious practices, as oil was essential for temple rituals. This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the king's demands, affecting all aspects of agricultural production and daily life. The taking of olive groves can be seen as a metaphor for the broader loss of autonomy and divine provision that Israel experienced under monarchical rule.<p><b>and give them to his servants</b><br>This part of the verse illustrates the redistribution of wealth and resources from the common people to the king's officials and courtiers. It reflects the hierarchical structure of a monarchy, where the king's inner circle benefits at the expense of the populace. This practice is a departure from the covenantal ideal of justice and equality before God (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18-20</a>). The favoritism shown to royal servants can be seen as a form of corruption, where loyalty to the king is rewarded over merit or righteousness. This redistribution is a cautionary tale about the potential for human leaders to subvert divine justice for personal gain, contrasting with the selfless leadership exemplified by Jesus Christ, who came to serve rather than be served (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The last judge of Israel, who is delivering God's warning to the Israelites about the consequences of demanding a king.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel who are requesting a king to lead them, like other nations, rejecting God's direct rule.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fields,_vineyards,_and_olive_groves.htm">Fields, Vineyards, and Olive Groves</a></b><br>Symbols of wealth and sustenance in ancient Israel, representing the people's prosperity and God's provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/servants_of_the_king.htm">Servants of the King</a></b><br>Those who would benefit from the king's rule at the expense of the common people, illustrating the shift in power and wealth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/monarchy_in_israel.htm">Monarchy in Israel</a></b><br>The event of transitioning from a theocracy to a monarchy, which would lead to the centralization of power and resources.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_rejecting_god's_rule.htm">The Cost of Rejecting God's Rule</a></b><br>When we demand our own way, we may face unintended consequences, such as loss of freedom and resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_centralized_power.htm">The Danger of Centralized Power</a></b><br>Human leaders, even with the best intentions, can become self-serving, leading to exploitation and injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_human_choice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Human Choice</a></b><br>God allows us to make choices, even when they lead away from His ideal, but He remains sovereign and works through all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>We are called to use our resources wisely and justly, recognizing that they are gifts from God meant for the common good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/servant_leadership.htm">Servant Leadership</a></b><br>True leadership in God's kingdom is marked by service and humility, contrasting with the self-serving nature of worldly leadership.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_1_sam_8_11-18_align_with_divine_rule.htm">How do the ominous predictions about a king’s behavior (1 Samuel 8:11–18) align with the notion of a divinely sanctioned ruler? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_philistine_fields_burning.htm">In Judges 15:4-5, is there any historical or archaeological evidence suggesting that the widespread burning of Philistine fields by torched foxes actually took place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hosea_10_1_symbolic_or_historical.htm">Hosea 10:1: Is the 'luxuriant vine' account historically accurate, or is it purely symbolic with no evidence of such agricultural prosperity at that time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Your fields.</span> The history of the seizure of Naboth's vineyard shows that the kings were not able to exercise this arbitrary power. Jezebel had to use great art and falsehood before she could get possession of the coveted plot of ground. But throughout Samuel describes a despot ruling after the fashion of heathen kings such as the people had desired. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will take</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקָּ֑ח</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the best</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטּוֹבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your fields</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶם</span> <span class="translit">(ḏō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vineyards</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(kar·mê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and olive groves</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zê·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2132.htm">Strong's 2132: </a> </span><span class="str2">An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and give</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to his servants.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/8-14.htm">1 Samuel 8:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 8:14 He will take your fields and your (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/8-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 8:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 8:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 8:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 8:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>