1 Samuel 8:3
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
- KJV
- And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
- WEB
- His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
- ASV
- And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
- DARBY
- And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
- BLB
- And his sons did not walk in his ways, and they turned aside after dishonest gain, and they took bribes and perverted justice.
- ÅB
- Men hans sønner vandret ikke på hans veier, men søkte bare egen vinning og tok imot gaver og bøyde retten.
- OTB
- Men hans sønner fulgte ikke hans eksempel. De var ute etter uærlig vinning, tok imot bestikkelser og forvrengte retten.
- B1930
- Men hans sønner vandret ikke på hans veier, men søkte bare egen vinning og tok imot gaver og bøide retten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Read in contextPsalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Read in contextExodus 18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Read in contextExodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Read in context2 Samuel 15:4
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
Read in context1 Timothy 3:3
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
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