1 Samuel 8:3

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1 Samuel 8:3 New King James Version (NKJV)

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 8:3 New Living Translation (NLT)

But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 8:1-3 The Message (MSG)

When Samuel got to be an old man, he set his sons up as judges in Israel. His firstborn son was named Joel, the name of his second, Abijah. They were assigned duty in Beersheba. But his sons didn’t take after him; they were out for what they could get for themselves, taking bribes, corrupting justice.

1 Samuel 8:3 King James Version (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 8:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 8:3 New Century Version (NCV)

But Samuel’s sons did not live as he did. They tried to get money dishonestly, and they accepted money secretly to make wrong judgments.

1 Samuel 8:3 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Samuel 8:3 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)

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

1 Samuel 8:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)

His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

1 Samuel 8:3 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.