1Sa 8:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. he will appoint him captains-- In the East, a person must accept any office to which he may be nominated by the king, however irksome it may be to his taste or ruinous to his interests.

‏ 1 Samuel 8:12

12. he will appoint him captains--In the East, a person must accept any office to which he may be nominated by the king, however irksome it may be to his taste or ruinous to his interests.