14 He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive orchards and give them to his officials.
15 He will take a tenth of your grain and wine and give it to his aids and officials.
16 He will take your male and female slaves, your best cattle, and your donkeys for his own use.
17 He will take a tenth of your flocks.In addition, you will be his servants.
18 “When that day comes, you will cry out because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves. The Lord will not answer you when that day comes.”
19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said, “No, we want a king!
20 Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out ⌊to war⌋, and fight our battles.”