Bible Commentary

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 17. and ye shall be his servants ] To sum up all briefly, ye will be slaves to the king ye have chosen. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges i.e. He shall use you like slaves, and deprive you … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:17”

And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work. 16. your goodliest young men ] “Young men” in the Heb. appears to be a copyist’s error, and we should probably adopt the Sept. reading “ cattle. ” Men-servants and maid-servants, cattle … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:16”

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. 15. officers ] Or, chamberlains. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He will take the tenth: besides the several tenths which God hath reserved for his service and servants, he will, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:15”

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants. 14. he will take your fields &c.] Cp. 1Ki 21:7; Eze 46:18. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges See illustrations in marginal references; 1Ki 5:13-18; 1Ki 12:4. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:14”

And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers. 13. to be confectionaries ] The original form of “ confectioner ” not however in its modern sense, but = “ one who makes confections ” (Exo 30:35), i.e. compounds of spices and perfumes, a perfumer. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:13”

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. 12. captains over thousands and captains over fifties ] The Sept. reads “captains of hundreds and captains of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:12”

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: 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. 11. This will be the manner of the king ] Or, “the right of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:11”

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. 10 18. The rights of a king 10. unto the people ] Through their representatives the elders. Cp. note on 1Sa 8:4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1Sa 8:10 And Samuel told all the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:10”

Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 9. Now therefore hearken ] Or, And now. There is no inference ‘because they reject me and thee, therefore, &c.,’ but the command of 1Sa 8:7 is repeated. For the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:9”

According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 8. so do they also unto thee ] Cp. Joh 15:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 8:8”