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.

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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 8:16

BSB
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
AKJV
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your best young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
CPDV
Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.
ERV
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
NHEB
He will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your best cattle, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
SMT
And your servants and your maids, and your good young men, and your asses, he will take and make for his services.

Commentary for 1 Samuel 8:16

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of 1 Samuel 8:16
Summary
King conscripts people and animals for labor
Place
Israel
Event
Warning of mandatory conscription
Estimated Time Period
c. 1000 BC
Category
Prophecy