What does 1 Samuel 8:15 mean?

1 Samuel 8:15 highlights themes such as authority, taxation, warning when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Samuel 8:15 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

13And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

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

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1 Samuel 10:25
Samuel further explains the rights of the king to the people.
Matthew 22:21
Jesus discusses the obligations to earthly authorities versus God.