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 Y dijo Samuel todas las palabras de Jehová al pueblo que le había pedido rey.
11 Dijo pues: Este será el derecho del rey que hubiere de reinar sobre vosotros: tomará vuestros hijos, y pondrálos en sus carros, y en su gente de á caballo, para que corran delante de su carro:
12 Y se elegirá capitanes de mil, y capitanes de cincuenta: [pondrálos] asimismo á que aren sus campos, y sieguen sus mieses, y á que hagan sus armas de guerra, y los pertrechos de sus carros:
13 Tomará también vuestras hijas para que sean perfumadoras, cocineras, y amasadoras.
14 Asimismo tomará vuestras tierras, vuestras viñas, y vuestros buenos olivares, y los dará á sus siervos.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:12 Mean?
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