Old Testament · VERSE 17

1 Samuel 8:17

King James Version

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

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1 Samuel 8:17 in context

1 Samuel 8:15

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

1 Samuel 8:16

And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

1 Samuel 8:17SELECTED VERSE

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

1 Samuel 8:18

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

1 Samuel 8:19

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

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