11 He said, (A)“These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: (B)he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.

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11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take(A) your sons and make them serve(B) with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.(C)

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13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.

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13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.

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16 He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men[a] and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. 18 And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, (A)but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 8:16 Septuagint cattle

16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[a] and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer(A) you in that day.(B)

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  1. 1 Samuel 8:16 Septuagint; Hebrew young men