Lectionary Calendar
Monday, April 13th, 2026
the Second Week after Easter
the Second Week after Easter
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Read the Bible
Good News Translation
1 Samuel 8:17
He will take a tenth of your flocks. And you yourselves will become his slaves.
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- CondensedParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
He can take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves can become his servants.
He can take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves can become his servants.
Hebrew Names Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
King James Version
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Lexham English Bible
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
English Standard Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
New Century Version
He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
New English Translation
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.
Amplified Bible
"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves shall be his servants.
"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves shall be his servants.
New American Standard Bible
"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.
He will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.
Legacy Standard Bible
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
Contemporary English Version
He will also take a tenth of your sheep and goats. You will become the king's slaves,
He will also take a tenth of your sheep and goats. You will become the king's slaves,
Complete Jewish Bible
He will take the ten-percent tax of your flocks, and you will become his servants.
He will take the ten-percent tax of your flocks, and you will become his servants.
Darby Translation
He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
Easy-to-Read Version
He will take one-tenth of your flocks. "And you yourselves will become slaves of this king.
He will take one-tenth of your flocks. "And you yourselves will become slaves of this king.
George Lamsa Translation
He will take the tenth of your sheep; and you shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your sheep; and you shall be his servants.
Literal Translation
He will tithe your flock, and you will be servants to him.
He will tithe your flock, and you will be servants to him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of youre flockes shal he take the Tithes, and ye shal be his seruautes.
Of youre flockes shal he take the Tithes, and ye shal be his seruautes.
American Standard Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
Bible in Basic English
He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he shall take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruauntes.
And he shall take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruauntes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
King James Version (1611)
Hee will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.
Hee will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
English Revised Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
Berean Standard Bible
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also he schal take the tenthe part of youre flockis, and ye schulen be `seruauntis to hym.
Also he schal take the tenthe part of youre flockis, and ye schulen be `seruauntis to hym.
Young's Literal Translation
your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
Update Bible Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his slaves.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his slaves.
Webster's Bible Translation
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.
World English Bible
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
New King James Version
He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants.
He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants.
New Living Translation
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you will be his slaves.
New Life Bible
He will take a tenth part of your flocks, and you yourselves will be made to work for him.
He will take a tenth part of your flocks, and you yourselves will be made to work for him.
New Revised Standard
He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Your flocks, will he tithe, - and, ye yourselves, shall become his servants.
Your flocks, will he tithe, - and, ye yourselves, shall become his servants.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.
Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.
Revised Standard Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
"He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
Contextual Overview
4 Then all the leaders of Israel met together, went to Samuel in Ramah, 5 and said to him, "Look, you are getting old and your sons don't follow your example. So then, appoint a king to rule over us, so that we will have a king, as other countries have." 6 Samuel was displeased with their request for a king; so he prayed to the Lord , 7 and the Lord said, "Listen to everything the people say to you. You are not the one they have rejected; I am the one they have rejected as their king. 8 Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have turned away from me and worshiped other gods; and now they are doing to you what they have always done to me. 9 So then, listen to them, but give them strict warnings and explain how their kings will treat them." 10 Samuel told the people who were asking him for a king everything that the Lord had said to him. 11 "This is how your king will treat you," Samuel explained. "He will make soldiers of your sons; some of them will serve in his war chariots, others in his cavalry, and others will run before his chariots. 12 He will make some of them officers in charge of a thousand men, and others in charge of fifty men. Your sons will have to plow his fields, harvest his crops, and make his weapons and the equipment for his chariots. 13 Your daughters will have to make perfumes for him and work as his cooks and his bakers.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 7:16 - he went 1 Samuel 17:8 - servants to Saul Hebrews 7:2 - a tenth
Cross-References
Genesis 1:22
He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number.
He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number.
Genesis 1:28
blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
Genesis 8:13
When Noah was 601 years old, on the first day of the first month, the water was gone. Noah removed the covering of the boat, looked around, and saw that the ground was getting dry.
When Noah was 601 years old, on the first day of the first month, the water was gone. Noah removed the covering of the boat, looked around, and saw that the ground was getting dry.
Genesis 8:14
By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry.
By the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was completely dry.
Genesis 8:15
God said to Noah,
God said to Noah,
Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth.
God blessed Noah and his sons and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth.
Genesis 9:7
"You must have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth."
"You must have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth."
Psalms 107:38
He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.
He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He will take the tenth of your sheep,.... As well as of their seed and vineyards; and not the tithe of their flocks only, but of their herds also, which are here included, as Kimchi observes:
and ye shall be his servants: made slaves of by him, even as the Canaanitish servants were, according to Abarbinel; though others interpret it more mildly of their being obliged to pay tribute and taxes, for the support of his government.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.
