1 Samuel 8:14

14 He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive trees and will give [them] to his servants.

1 Samuel 8:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 8:14

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your
oliveyards
Which includes the whole increase of their land, their corn, and wine, and oil; and it is these, the fruits of their fields, vineyards, and oliveyards, which are here meant; for otherwise kings might not, and did not by their absolute authority, take away those from their subjects; otherwise Ahab would have taken away Naboth's vineyard at once, nor would Jezebel have needed to have taken such a method she did, to put Ahab into the possession of it:

even the best of them, and give them to his servants;
for their service; and which some restrain to times of war, when necessity obliged to use such methods.

1 Samuel 8:14 In-Context

12 He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and [those] {to do his plowing} and to reap his harvest, and [those] to make weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.

13 He will take your daughters as [his] perfume makers and as cooks and as bakers.

14 He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive trees and will give [them] to his servants.

15 He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give [it] to his high officials and to his servants.

16 He will take your male slaves and your female slaves and the best of your young men and your donkeys and {will use them for his projects}.