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		<title>Bible, Vol. 1. Old Testament -- Book  9: 1 Samuel  8:10ff (1 Sam. 8:10-19) [tr. GNT (1992 ed.)]</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="tab">Samuel told the people who were asking him for a king everything that the Lord had said to him. “This is how your king will treat you,” Samuel explained.<br />
<span class="tab">“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. 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.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;Your daughters will have to make perfumes for him and work as his cooks and his bakers.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his officials. He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other officials. He will take your servants and your best cattle and donkeys, and make them work for him. He will take a tenth of your flocks. And you yourselves will become his slaves.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;When that time comes, you will complain bitterly because of your king, whom you yourselves chose, but the Lord will not listen to your complaints.”<br />
<span class="tab">The people paid no attention to Samuel, but said, “No! We want a king.&#8221;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<br><b>The Bible (The Old Testament)</b> (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals) <br>Book  9: 1 Samuel  8:10ff (1 Sam. 8:10-19) [tr. GNT (1992 ed.)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%208%3A10-19&version=GNT" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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Alternate translations:<br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king. And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: <br>
<span class="tab">He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.<br>
<span class="tab">And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.<br>
<span class="tab">And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.<br>
<span class="tab">And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.<br>
<span class="tab">Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%208%3A10-19&version=KJV">KJV</a> (1611)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">All that Yahweh had said Samuel repeated to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, "These will be the rights of the king who is to reign over you. <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your sons and assign them to his chariotry and cavalry, and they will run in front of his chariot. He will use them as leaders of a thousand and leaders of fifty; he will make them plough his ploughland and harvest his harvest and make his weapons of war and the gear for his chariots.<br>
<span class="tab">"He will also take your daughters as perfumers, cooks and bakers.<br>
<span class="tab">"He will take the best of your fields, of your vineyards and olive groves and give them to his officials. He will tithe your crops and vineyards to provide for his eunuchs and his officials. He will take the best of your manservants and maidservants, of your cattle and your donkeys, and make them work for him. He will tithe your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.<br>
<span class="tab">"When that day comes, you will cry out on account of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but on that day God will not answer you."<br>
<span class="tab">The people refused to listen to the words of Samuel. They said, 'No! We want a king."<br>
[<a href="https://www.seraphim.my/bible/jb/JB-OT09%201%20SAMUEL.htm#:~:text=8%3A10%20All,want%20a%20king%2C">JB</a> (1966)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">Everything that Yahweh had said, Samuel then repeated to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, "This is what the king who is to reign over you will do.<br> 
<span class="tab">"He will take your sons and direct them to his chariotry and cavalry, and they will run in front of his chariot. He will use them as leaders of a thousand and leaders of fifty; he will make them plough his fields and gather in his harvest and make his weapons of war and the gear for his chariots.<br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your daughters as perfumers, cooks and bakers.<br>
<span class="tab">"He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his officials. He will tithe your crops and vineyards to provide for his courtiers and his officials. He will take the best of your servants, men and women, of your oxen and your donkeys, and make them work for him. He will tithe your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.<br>
<span class="tab">"When that day comes, you will cry aloud because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but on that day Yahweh will not hear you."<br>
<span class="tab">The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel. They said, "No! We are determined to have a king."<br>
[<a href="https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/en/new-jerusalem-bible/1-samuel/8/#:~:text=Everything%20that%20Yahweh,have%20a%20king%2C">NJB</a> (1985)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">Then Samuel explained everything the Lord had said to the people who were asking for a king. “This is how the king will rule over you,” Samuel said:<br>
<span class="tab">“He will take your sons, and will use them for his chariots and his cavalry and as runners for his chariot. He will use them as his commanders of troops of one thousand and troops of fifty, or to do his plowing and his harvesting, or to make his weapons or parts for his chariots. <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, or bakers. <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his servants. He will give one-tenth of your grain and your vineyards to his officials and servants. He will take your male and female servants, along with the best of your cattle and donkeys, and make them do his work. He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and then you yourselves will become his slaves! <br>
<span class="tab">"When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king you chose for yourselves, but on that day the Lord won’t answer you.”<br>
<span class="tab">But the people refused to listen to Samuel and said, “No! There must be a king over us."<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%208%3A10-19&version=CEB">CEB</a> (2011)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">So Samuel reported all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots, 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. <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his courtiers. He will take one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and his courtiers. He will take your male and female slaves and the best of your cattle and donkeys and put them to his work. He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. <br>
<span class="tab">"And on that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day.”<br>
<span class="tab">But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! We are determined to have a king over us."<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%208%3A10-19&version=NRSVUE">NRSV</a> (2021 ed.)]</blockquote><br>


<blockquote><span class="tab">Samuel reported all <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">God</span>’s words to the people, who were asking him for a king. He said, “This will be the practice of the king who will rule over you: <br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your sons and appoint them as his charioteers and riders, and they will serve as outrunners for his chariots. He will appoint them as his chiefs of thousands and of fifties; or they will have to plow his fields, reap his harvest, and make his weapons and the equipment for his chariots.<br>
<span class="tab">"He will take your daughters as perfumers, cooks, and bakers.<br>
<span class="tab">"He will seize your choice fields, vineyards, and olive groves, and give them to his courtiers. He will take a tenth part of your grain and vintage and give it to his eunuchs and courtiers. He will take your male and female slaves, your choice young men, and your donkeys, and put them to work for him. He will take a tenth part of your flocks, and you shall become his slaves.<br>
<span class="tab">"The day will come when you cry out because of the king whom you yourselves have chosen; and <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">God</span> will not answer you on that day.”<br>
<span class="tab">But the people would not listen to Samuel’s warning. “No,” they said. “We must have a king over us."<br>
[<a href="https://www.sefaria.org/I_Samuel.8.10?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en#:~:text=Samuel%20reported%20all%20GOD%E2%80%99s%20words%20to%20the%20people%2C%20who%20were%20asking%20him%20for%20a%20king.">RJPS</a> (2023 ed.)] </blockquote><br>						</span>
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