1 Samuel 8:3 “But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishon…”

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“his sons”

2 Samuel 15:4 Ecclesiastes 2:19 Jeremiah 22:15–17 1 Kings 12:6–11 2 Kings 21:1–3

2 Samuel 15:4 · BSB

And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

Ecclesiastes 2:19 · BSB

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Jeremiah 22:15–17 · BSB

Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

1 Kings 12:6–11 · BSB

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.

2 Kings 21:1–3 · BSB

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

“but turned”

Deuteronomy 16:19 Psalm 15:5 1 Timothy 6:10 Exodus 18:21 Isaiah 33:15 1 Timothy 3:3

Deuteronomy 16:19 · BSB

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Psalm 15:5 · BSB

who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

1 Timothy 6:10 · BSB

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Exodus 18:21 · BSB

Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Isaiah 33:15 · BSB

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

1 Timothy 3:3 · BSB

not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

Also

Exodus 23:8

Exodus 23:8 · BSB

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

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

Read 1 Samuel 8