1 Samuel 8:16 meaning and explanation

And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.

1 Samuel 8:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Samuel is old, and Israel's elders have demanded a king like the surrounding nations. God tells Samuel to warn them what royal rule will cost.

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