1 Samuel 8:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:4

Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

Hebrews 7:2

And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

1 Samuel 17:8

He took up his position and in a loud voice said to the armies of Israel, Why have you come out to make war? Am I not a Philistine and you servants of Saul? Send out a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.

1 Samuel 8:16

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

1 Samuel 8:18

Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.