1 Samuel 8:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 8:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 8:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his serva..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 8:14 — KJV
“And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.”
— 1 Samuel 8:14 (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:14 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 8:14
“Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:14: fields, vineyards, give
“For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:14: take, even, give
“Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. put...: Heb. bore out”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:14: fields, vineyards, give
“Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:14: take, even, give
“But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. take: Heb. spoil”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:14: take, even, give
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