1 Samuel 8:17 KJV

1 Samuel · chapter 8 · verse 17 · King James Version

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.1 Samuel 8:17 · King James Version

1 Samuel 8:17 in context

15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

18And 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.

19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;