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1 Samuel 8:13 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers. "

1 Samuel 8:13

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11 He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.

12 He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest; and to make his instruments of war and the instruments of his chariots.

13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.

14 He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.

15 He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.

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1 Samuel 8:1

"When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel."

1 Samuel 8:2

"Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba."

1 Samuel 8:3

"His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice."

1 Samuel 8:4

"Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah."

1 Samuel 8:5

"They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”"

1 Samuel 8:6

"But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to the LORD."

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