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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 8:15

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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8:15 A tenth of the harvest was already required as a sacred donation to support God’s Temple and servants (Deut 12:6, 17-18; 14:22-29; 26:12-15). The king would demand an additional tenth, a burdensome amount given the uncertainties of agriculture.
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