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1 Samuel 8:11-18New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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11 He said: “This is what the king who rules over you will have the right to demand:+ He will take your sons+ and put them in his chariots+ and make them his horsemen,+ and some will have to run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint for himself chiefs over thousands+ and chiefs over fifties,+ and some will do his plowing,+ reap his harvest,+ and make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.+ 13 He will take your daughters to be ointment mixers,* cooks, and bakers.+ 14 He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves,+ and he will give them to his servants. 15 He will take the tenth of your grainfields and your vineyards, and he will give it to his court officials and his servants. 16 And he will take your male and female servants, your best herds, and your donkeys, and he will use them for his work.+ 17 He will take the tenth of your flocks,+ and you will become his servants. 18 The day will come when you will cry out because of the king you have chosen for yourselves,+ but Jehovah will not answer you in that day.”
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