1 Samuel 8:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 8:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
- 1 Kings 4:7Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
- 1 Kings 4:22Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
- 1 Kings 4:27Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.
- 1 Chronicles 27:1This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:
- 2 Chronicles 32:28He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.
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