1 Samuel 8:14

14 "He will take away your best fields and vineyards and olive groves. He'll give them to his attendants.

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'll choose some of your sons to be commanders of thousands of men. Some will be commanders of fifties. Others will have to plow his fields and gather his crops. Still others will have to make weapons of war and parts for his chariots.

13 "He'll also take your daughters. Some will have to make perfume. Others will be forced to cook and bake.

14 "He will take away your best fields and vineyards and olive groves. He'll give them to his attendants.

15 He will take a tenth of your grain and a tenth of your grapes. He'll give it to his officials and attendants.

16 He will also take your male and female servants. He'll take your best cattle and donkeys. He'll use all of them any way he wants to.