Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. New Living Translation Some will be generals and captains in his army, some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment. English Standard Version And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. Berean Standard Bible He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. King James Bible 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. New King James Version He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. New American Standard Bible He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to gather in his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. NASB 1995 “He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. NASB 1977 “And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. Legacy Standard Bible And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. Amplified Bible He will appoint them for himself to be commanders over thousands and over fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his implements of war and equipment for his chariots. Christian Standard Bible He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties, to plow his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots. Holman Christian Standard Bible He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties, to plow his ground or reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war or the equipment for his chariots. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Some of them will be officers in charge of 1,000 soldiers, and others will be in charge of 50. Still others will have to farm the king's land and harvest his crops, or make weapons and parts for his chariots. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will appoint them to be his officers over 1,000 or over 50 soldiers, to plow his ground and harvest his crops, and to make weapons and equipment for his chariots. Good News Translation He will make some of them officers in charge of a thousand men, and others in charge of fifty men. Your sons will have to plow his fields, harvest his crops, and make his weapons and the equipment for his chariots. International Standard Version He will appoint his officers over thousands and officers over fifties—some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and craft his war implements and equipment for his chariots. Majority Standard Bible He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots. NET Bible He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment. New Heart English Bible And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands, and commanders of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and to make his implements of war, and the equipment of his chariots. Webster's Bible Translation And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to till his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionalso 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation And to set to himself captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and to plough his ploughing and to reap his harvest, and to do all his fighting and all his chariots. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will appoint them to be his tribunes and centurions, and the plowmen of his fields, and the harvesters of the grain, and the makers of his weapons and chariots. New American Bible He will appoint from among them his commanders of thousands and of hundreds. He will make them do his plowing and harvesting and produce his weapons of war and chariotry. New Revised Standard Version and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he will appoint for himself officers of thousands and officers of hundreds and officers of fifties and officers of tens. And they shall plow his ground and reap his harvest and make his implements of war and instruments for his chariots. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he will make for himself Chiefs of thousands and Chiefs of hundreds and Chiefs of fifties and Chiefs of tens, and they will plow his field and they will harvest his harvest and they will make the weapons of his war and the implements of his chariots OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots. Brenton Septuagint Translation and his manner shall be to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samuel's Warning…11He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots. 12He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots. 13And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.… Cross References Deuteronomy 17:14-20 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” / you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers. / But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ ... 1 Kings 9:22 But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry. 1 Kings 12:4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” 1 Kings 4:7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, 1 Kings 4:27 Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. 1 Kings 5:13-14 Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. / He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. 1 Kings 12:10-11 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! / Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’” 1 Kings 21:7-10 But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” / Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. / In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. ... 2 Samuel 20:24 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; 2 Chronicles 10:4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” 2 Chronicles 10:10-11 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! / Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’” Matthew 20:25-28 But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— ... Mark 10:42-45 So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. ... Luke 22:25-27 So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors. / But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. / For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves. John 13:13-17 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. / So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. / I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. ... Treasury of Scripture 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. appoint 1 Chronicles 27:1-22 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand… and will set 1 Kings 4:7,22,23,27,28 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision… 2 Chronicles 32:28,29 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks… Jump to Previous Appoint Assign Building Captains Chariots Commanders Cutting Ear Equipment Harvest Heads Implements Instruments Making Others Plough Ploughing Plow Plowing Reap Thousands War War-Carriages Weapons WorkJump to Next Appoint Assign Building Captains Chariots Commanders Cutting Ear Equipment Harvest Heads Implements Instruments Making Others Plough Ploughing Plow Plowing Reap Thousands War War-Carriages Weapons Work1 Samuel 8 1. By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites ask a king6. Samuel praying in grief is comforted by God 10. He tells the manner of a king 19. God wills Samuel to yield unto the importunity of the people He will appoint The Hebrew root for "appoint" is "שׂוּם" (sum), which means to set, place, or establish. This word indicates a deliberate action of assigning roles and responsibilities. In the context of ancient Israel, this reflects the king's authority to organize and structure society according to his needs, a significant shift from the theocratic leadership under judges to a centralized monarchy. some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He will appointוְלָשׂ֣וּם (wə·lā·śūm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set some for himself ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew as commanders שָׂרֵ֥י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of thousands אֲלָפִ֖ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand and of fifties, חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty and others to plow וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ (wə·la·ḥă·rōš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise his ground, חֲרִישׁוֹ֙ (ḥă·rî·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2758: A plowing, plowing time to reap וְלִקְצֹ֣ר (wə·liq·ṣōr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest his harvest, קְצִיר֔וֹ (qə·ṣî·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb and to make וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make his weapons כְּלֵֽי־ (kə·lê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus of war מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹ (mil·ḥam·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war and equip וּכְלֵ֥י (ū·ḵə·lê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus his chariots. רִכְבּֽוֹ׃ (riḵ·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone Links 1 Samuel 8:12 NIV1 Samuel 8:12 NLT 1 Samuel 8:12 ESV 1 Samuel 8:12 NASB 1 Samuel 8:12 KJV 1 Samuel 8:12 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 8:12 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 8:12 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 8:12 French Bible 1 Samuel 8:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 8:12 And he will appoint them to him (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |