And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy