11 And he said, “(A)This will be the [a]practice of the king who will reign over you: (B)he will take your sons and put them in his chariots for himself and among his horsemen, and (C)they will run before his chariots.

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  1. 1 Samuel 8:11 Lit custom

11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take(A) your sons and make them serve(B) with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.(C)

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17 And (A)the king said to the [a]guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not [b]inform me.” But the (B)servants of the king were unwilling to reach out with their hands to [c]attack the priests of the Lord.

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  1. 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit runners
  2. 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit uncover my ear
  3. 1 Samuel 22:17 Lit fall upon

17 Then the king ordered the guards at his side: “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because they too have sided with David. They knew he was fleeing, yet they did not tell me.”

But the king’s officials were unwilling(A) to raise a hand to strike the priests of the Lord.

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