1 Samuel 8:17 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves shall be his slaves.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and then you yourselves will become his slaves!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.

1 Samuel 8:17 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 12:4

‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labour and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.’

Hebrews 7:2

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means ‘king of righteousness’; then also, ‘king of Salem’ means ‘king of peace’.

1 Samuel 17:8

Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, ‘Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and let him come down to me.

1 Samuel 8:16

Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.

1 Samuel 8:18

When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.’