1 Samuel 8:11-18

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹¹ He said, “^(A)This will be the ^[a]procedure of the king who will reign over you: ^(B)he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and ^(C)they will run before his chariots. ^12 (D)He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to ^[b]do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. ¹³ He will also take your daughters for perfumers and cooks and bakers. ^14 (E)He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his servants. ¹⁵ He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants. ¹⁶ He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and ^[c]use them for his work. ¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants. ¹⁸ Then ^(F)you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but ^(G)the Lord will not answer you in that day.”