1 Samuel 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.”
1 Samuel 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 8:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.”
1 Samuel 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots. ”
1 Samuel 8:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also he will make them his captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer fifties, and to eare his ground, and to reape his haruest, and to make instruments of warre, and the thinges that serue for his charets.”
1 Samuel 8:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:12 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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