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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 8:11

And he said, This will be the (f) manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.

(f) Not that kings have this authority by their office, but that such as reign in God's wrath would usurp this over their brethren, contrary to the law, (Deuteronomy 17:20).

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