Bible verse
He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
1 Samuel 8:15 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Samuel 8.
11 He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.
12 He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
15 He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
16 And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
KJV
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
ASV
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
ERV
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
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