KJV ORIGINAL
And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he will take your daughters to make perfumes and cosmetics, to work as cooks, and to work as bakers.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The prophet Samuel is warning that a king will force their daughters into royal service as makers of luxury goods and kitchen workers.
📚 Historical Context
Samuel is responding to Israel's demand for a king by describing how kings typically conscript citizens for palace service. In ancient Near Eastern kingdoms, rulers commonly required citizens to provide labor, including having daughters work in royal kitchens and cosmetic preparation. This was part of Samuel's warning about the cost of abandoning their unique relationship with God as their direct ruler.
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