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1 Samuel 8:12

American Standard Version

and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

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1 Samuel 8:12 in other translations

He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

1 Samuel 8:12 · World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:12 in context

  1. 10And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.
  2. 11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
  3. 12and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
  4. 13And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
  5. 14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.