rsv 1Samuel:8:9-18 SEEK
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Now then ,
hearken to their voice ;
only ,
you shall solemnly warn them ,
and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them ."
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So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking a king from him .
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He said , "
These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you :
he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen ,
and to run before his chariots ;
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and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties ,
and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest ,
and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots .
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He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers .
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He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants .
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He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants .
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He will take your menservants and maidservants ,
and the best of your cattle and your asses ,
and put them to his work .
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He will take the tenth of your flocks ,
and you shall be his slaves .
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And in that day you will cry out because of your king ,
whom you have chosen for yourselves ;
but the LORD will not answer you in that day ."