3But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.


In Context

1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.

2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.

3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

5 They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."

1st Samuel 8:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:3and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.