And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
And he will take your daughters to make perfumes and cosmetics, to work as cooks, and to work as bakers.
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
In the book of 1 Samuel, the Israelites demanded a king to rule over them like the surrounding nations, rejecting God's leadership through judges such as Samuel. Samuel warned the people that a king would conscript their sons and daughters for his personal service, including taking daughters to work as perfumers, cooks, and bakers, which highlighted the potential for exploitation under a human monarchy. This reflected the common practices in ancient Near Eastern cultures where kings held absolute power and could demand labor from their subjects.
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