What does 1 Samuel 8:16 mean?

1 Samuel 8:16 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Samuel 8:16 today?

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

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

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.

18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

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