And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
Y nombrará a algunos de ellos como comandantes sobre mil soldados, y comandantes sobre grupos de cincuenta; y los hará arar sus campos y cosechar sus cultivos, y fabricar sus armas de guerra y equipos para sus carros.
El rey nombrará comandantes militares y obligará a la gente a trabajar en sus campos y fabricar armas para él.
📚 Contexto Histórico
Samuel is responding to the Israelites' demand for a king by describing how kings typically operate in the ancient Near East. This was part of his warning about the costs of monarchy - kings would conscript citizens for military service, force them into labor, and require them to manufacture weapons and maintain royal equipment. At this time, Israel was transitioning from a loose confederation of tribes led by judges to wanting a centralized monarchy like surrounding nations.
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