1 Samuel 8:12

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.

And he will appoint {H7760} him captains {H8269} over thousands {H505}, and captains {H8269} over fifties {H2572}; and will set them to ear {H2790} his ground {H2758}, and to reap {H7114} his harvest {H7105}, and to make {H6213} his instruments {H3627} of war {H4421}, and instruments {H3627} of his chariots {H7393}.

He will appoint them to serve him as officers in charge of a thousand or of fifty, plowing his fields, gathering his harvest, and making his weapons and the equipment for his chariots.

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.

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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:1

    ¶ 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:22

    Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These [were] the princes of the tribes of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 4:7

    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.

  • 1 Kings 4:27

    And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

  • 1 Kings 4:28

    Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.

  • 1 Samuel 22:7

    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;

  • 1 Kings 4:22

    And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

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