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He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
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The Reality of a King
Samuel warns the people that the king they desire will not be a benevolent ruler but will act like the despotic kings of other nations. Commentators explain this isn't a job description for a good king, but a realistic warning of what absolute power looks like. He will conscript their sons for military service and personal servitude, fundamentally changing their free way of life.
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19th Century
Anglican
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you. —In obedience to the word of the Lord, Samuel…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, this will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you Not in whi…
Presbyterian
If they wished to have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those who submit…
