1 Samuel 8:13, “And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.” As Samuel tells the people how a king would rule over them, we see this verse. There is no single word translation to explain what the word confectionary would mean. These are the people who know how to use plants and turn them into balms, salves, tinctures etc… so they can be used as medicines. While many people knew which plants would help certain ailments, other plants needed to be prepared in a certain way to increase their effectiveness and by working for the king, the people would be indebted to him for their medicine.