1 Samuel 8:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”
1 Samuel 8:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.”
1 Samuel 8:3 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. ”
1 Samuel 8:3 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.”
1 Samuel 8:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. ”
1 Samuel 8:3 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.”
1 Samuel 8:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:3 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:3 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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