Context 17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants. 18Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day. 19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us, 20that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles. 21Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the LORDS hearing. 22The LORD said to Samuel, Listen to their voice and appoint them a king. So Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go every man to his city. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionHe will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants. Douay-Rheims Bible Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants. Darby Bible Translation He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants. English Revised Version He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants. Webster's Bible Translation He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants. World English Bible He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants. Young's Literal Translation your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants. Library 'Make us a King''Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel, onto Ramah, 5. And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 6. But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. 7. And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The New Garment Bent Samuel Links 1 Samuel 8:17 NIV • 1 Samuel 8:17 NLT • 1 Samuel 8:17 ESV • 1 Samuel 8:17 NASB • 1 Samuel 8:17 KJV • 1 Samuel 8:17 Bible Apps • 1 Samuel 8:17 Parallel • Bible Hub |