1 Samuel 8:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.”
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Read 1 Samuel 8:17 in the flow of 1 Samuel8 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Samuel8 to see the surrounding context.
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BSBPD
“He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 8:17 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 17:8And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
- 1 Kings 12:4“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
- Hebrews 7:2and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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