1 Samuel 8:11

New American Standard Bible 2020

And he said, “This will be the practice of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and put them in his chariots for himself and among his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:1

Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

1 Kings 1:5

Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” So he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, with fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings 10:26

Now Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

1 Kings 12:10

And the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “This is what you should say to this people who spoke to you, saying: ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, now you make it lighter for us!’ You should speak this way to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!

1 Kings 12:4

“Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

1 Kings 14:27

So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.

1 Kings 18:46

Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he belted his cloak around his waist and outran Ahab to Jezreel.

1 Samuel 10:25

Then Samuel told the people the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote them in the book, and placed it before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his house.

1 Samuel 14:52

Now the war against the Philistines was severe all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any warrior or any valiant man, he attached him to his staff.

1 Samuel 22:7

Saul said to his servants who were standing in front of him, “Hear now, you Benjaminites! Will the son of Jesse really give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

1 Samuel 8:9

Now then, listen to their voice; however, you shall warn them strongly and tell them of the practice of the king who will reign over them.”