Bible Strands
1 Samuel 8:14
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Samuel delivers a warning to the assembled elders of Israel regarding the future conduct of the monarchy they are demanding.
The words — The Hebrew verb יִקָּח (yi.Kach) means "he will take," paired with נָתַן (na.Tan) "he will give," describing a direct transfer of property from the people to royal officials.
The thread — This pattern of royal appropriation contrasts with Ezekiel 46:18, which forbids the prince from seizing ancestral land, and echoes the land distribution criticized in 1 Samuel 22:7.
Why it lands — The text establishes that centralized monarchy will operate through systematic property redistribution, requiring the reader to weigh the cost of institutional power against personal autonomy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 46:18 The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”
- 1 Kings 21:7 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.”
- 1 Samuel 22:7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
- 1 Kings 21:19 Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”