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1Sa 8:15 — And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

officers		Heb. eunuchs. Gen 37:36; Isa 39:7; Dan 1:3,7-10,18

Correlating Passages

officers

	Gen 37:36	And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard.
	Isa 39:7	And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
	Dan 1:3	And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
	Dan 1:7	Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.
	Dan 1:8	But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
	Dan 1:9	Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
	Dan 1:10	And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king.
	Dan 1:18	Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 8:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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