10. And Shemu’ĕl spoke all the words of יהוה to the people who asked him for a sovereign,
11. and said, “This is the ruling of the sovereign who does reign over you: He shall take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots,
12. and appoint commanders over his thousands and commanders over his fifties, or to plough his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons, and equipment for his chariots.
13. “And your daughters he is going to take to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14. “And the best of your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-trees he is going to take and give them to his servants.
15. “And a tenth of your grain and your vintage he is going to take and give it to his officers and servants.
16. “And your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys he is going to take and use for his own work.
17. “A tenth of your sheep he is going to take, and you are to be his servants.
18. “And you shall cry out in that day because of your sovereign whom you have chosen for yourselves, but יהוה is not going to answer you in that day.”
19. However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Shemu’ĕl, and said, “No, but let a sovereign be over us.