1 Samuel 8:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

If you have a king, this is how he will treat you. He will force your sons to join his army. Some of them will ride in his chariots, some will serve in the cavalry, and others will run ahead of his own chariot.

Cross References

1 Samuel 14:52

Saul was at war with the Philistines for as long as he lived. Whenever he found a good warrior or a brave man, Saul made him join his army.

1 Samuel 10:25

Samuel explained the rights and duties of a king and wrote them all in a book. He put the book in one of the shrines where the Lord was worshiped. Then Samuel sent everyone home.

2 Samuel 15:1

Some time later, Absalom got himself a chariot with horses to pull it, and he had 50 men run in front.

1 Kings 10:26

Solomon had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses that he kept in Jerusalem and other towns.

1 Kings 12:10

His younger advisors said: Here's what we think you should say to them: “Compared to me, my father was weak.

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father Solomon forced us to work very hard. But if you make our work easier, we will serve you and do whatever you ask.”

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah was the son of David and Haggith. He was Absalom's younger brother and was very handsome. One day, Adonijah started bragging, “I'm going to make myself king!” So he got some chariots and horses, and he hired 50 men as bodyguards. David did not want to hurt his feelings, so he never asked Adonijah why he was doing these things.

1 Samuel 8:9

Do everything they ask, but warn them and tell them how a king will treat them.

1 Kings 14:27

Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe.

1 Samuel 22:7

He told them: Listen to me! You belong to the Benjamin tribe, so if that son of Jesse ever becomes king, he won't give you fields or vineyards. He won't make you officers in charge of thousands or hundreds as I have done.