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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 a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and 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 a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.<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 tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and 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 a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 />He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give <i>it</i> to his high officials and 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 a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and 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 a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his officers and 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 a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give <i>it</i> to his officers and 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 a tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and 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 a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and 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 a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 />He will also take a tenth of your grain and grapes and give it to his officers and 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 a tenth of your grain and wine and give it to his aids and 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 a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other 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 a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his officers and 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 a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and 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 he tithes your seed and your vineyards, and has given to his eunuchs, and 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 seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and 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 of your seeds and of your vineyards he will take the tenth and give to his eunuchs and 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 />Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give his eunuchs and servants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moreover, he will take one tenth of your grain and of the results of your vineyards, so that he may give these to his eunuchs and 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 tithe your crops and grape harvests to give to his officials and 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 one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and 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 tenth of your crops and of your vineyards, and give to his officers and 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 of your grain and your vineyards he will take a tenth, and he will give it to his Eunuchs and 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give <i>it</i> to his eunuchs, and to his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/8-15.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=1946" 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">14</span>He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6237.htm" title="6237: ya‘·śōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to accumulate; but used only as denominative from eser; to tithe, i.e. To take or give a tenth.">He will take a tenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: wə·zar·‘ê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">of your grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: wə·ḵar·mê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">and grape harvest</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 it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5631.htm" title="5631: lə·sā·rî·sāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Eunuch. Or caric; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet, and thus, a minister of state.">to his officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: wə·la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">and servants.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.…<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="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-20</a></span><br />When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” / you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers. / But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-4.htm">1 Kings 12:4</a></span><br />“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Genesis 47:24</a></span><br />At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”<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="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Ezekiel 45:13-14</a></span><br />This is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley. / The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths are equivalent to a homer).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">1 Kings 21:7</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15</a></span><br />When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”<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="/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="/matthew/22-17.htm">Matthew 22:17-21</a></span><br />So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” / But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me? / Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-14.htm">Mark 12:14-17</a></span><br />“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?” / But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.” / So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-22.htm">Luke 20:22-25</a></span><br />Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” / But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them, / “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-6.htm">Romans 13:6-7</a></span><br />This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. / Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Matthew 17:24-27</a></span><br />After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ...</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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.</p><p class="hdg">officers [heb] eunuchs</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-36.htm">Genesis 37:36</a></b></br> And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, <i>and</i> captain of the guard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a></b></br> And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Daniel 1:3,7-10,18</a></b></br> And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring <i>certain</i> of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Tithe</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/judges/8-2.htm">Vintage</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/16-15.htm">Attendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">Chamberlains</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">Eunuchs</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-30.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-6.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-42.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-16.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-17.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-17.htm">Tithe</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-7.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Vintage</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 a tenth of your grain and grape harvest</b><br>This phrase reflects the practice of taxation that would be imposed by a king, as warned by the prophet Samuel. In the ancient Near East, it was common for monarchs to levy taxes on their subjects to support the royal court and military endeavors. The "tenth" mentioned here is reminiscent of the tithe, a concept familiar to the Israelites as a portion dedicated to God (<a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Leviticus 27:30-32</a>). However, unlike the tithe given to God, this tax would be for the king's use, indicating a shift in allegiance and resources from divine to human authority. This imposition foreshadows the burdens of centralized government and the potential for exploitation by human rulers, contrasting with God's provision and care.<p><b>and give it to his officials and servants</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the redistribution of resources from the common people to the ruling class. The "officials and servants" refer to the bureaucratic and administrative structure that would support the king's reign. This system would require a significant portion of the nation's produce to maintain, illustrating the cost of human governance. Historically, this reflects the socio-political structures of ancient monarchies, where the wealth of the land was often concentrated in the hands of a few. Biblically, this serves as a warning against the desire for a king, as it would lead to inequality and the potential for corruption. It also contrasts with the ideal of servant leadership exemplified by Jesus Christ, who came not to be served but to serve (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>), highlighting the difference between earthly and divine leadership.<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 served as a prophet and leader. He was instrumental in transitioning Israel from a theocracy to a monarchy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel who demanded a king to rule over them, desiring to be like other nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king.htm">King</a></b><br>The future monarch that the Israelites requested, which would lead to the anointing of Saul as the first king of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/officials_and_servants.htm">Officials and Servants</a></b><br>The individuals who would benefit from the king's rule, receiving portions of the people's produce and wealth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tithing.htm">Tithing</a></b><br>The practice of giving a tenth, which in this context, is taken by the king for his own purposes, contrasting with the tithe given to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_authority.htm">Understanding Authority</a></b><br>Recognize the implications of earthly authority and the potential for misuse of power, as seen in the king's taking of resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_vs._human_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty vs. Human Leadership</a></b><br>Reflect on the Israelites' desire for a king and how it reflects a shift from reliance on God's direct rule to human governance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_giving.htm">Stewardship and Giving</a></b><br>Consider the biblical principle of tithing and how it is meant to honor God, contrasting with the king's appropriation for personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_choices.htm">Consequences of Choices</a></b><br>Acknowledge the long-term effects of the Israelites' choice to have a king, leading to both positive and negative outcomes in their history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Encourage reliance on God's provision rather than human systems, understanding that God is the ultimate provider and sustainer.<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/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bribes.htm">What does the Bible say about accepting bribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_high_priest_when_david_ate_bread.htm">Who was high priest when David went into the House of GOD and ate the consecrated bread? Abiathar (Mark 2:26) Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar (I Samuel 1:1; 22:20)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_history_on_2_samuel_8_3-6.htm">Given the extensive territorial claims in 2 Samuel 8:3-6, why is there minimal external historical documentation of these conquests?</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 15.</span> - The tenth. <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the king will cost you as much as all the ordinances of religion. Still national security would be cheaply purchased at this, or even a greater cost, if the money were well spent; but Samuel says that the king would lavish it not on <span class="cmt_word">his officers,</span> but on his <span class="accented">eunuchs</span>, those miserable creatures, so cruelly wronged, and generally so hateful, who ministered to the pleasures of Oriental kings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/8-15.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 a tenth</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעְשֹׂ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ya‘·śōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6237.htm">Strong's 6237: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tithe, to take, give a, tenth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your grain</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zar·‘ê·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_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and vintage</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵar·mê·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_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and give it</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֥ן</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">to his officials</span><br /><span class="heb">לְסָרִיסָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·sā·rî·sāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5631.htm">Strong's 5631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A eunuch, valet, a minister of state</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and servants.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/8-15.htm">1 Samuel 8:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 8:15 He will take the tenth of your (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/8-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 8:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 8:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/8-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 8:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 8:16" /></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>