1 Samuel 8:17 meaning and explanation
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
1 Samuel 8:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Samuel, old and disappointed by his own sons' corruption, warns Israel what a king will cost them. In verse 17 he continues the list: the king will claim a tenth of the flocks, and the people themselves will become his slaves.
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