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 Y ACONTECIÓ que habiendo Samuel envejecido, puso sus hijos por jueces sobre Israel.

2 Y el nombre de su hijo primogénito fué Joel, y el nombre del segundo, Abia: fueron jueces en Beer-sebah.

3 Mas no anduvieron los hijos por los caminos de su padre, antes se ladearon tras la avaricia, recibiendo cohecho y pervirtiendo el derecho.

4 Entonces todos los ancianos de Israel se juntaron, y vinieron á Samuel en Rama,

5 Y dijéronle: He aquí tú has envejecido, y tus hijos no van por tus caminos: por tanto, constitúyenos ahora un rey que nos juzgue, como todas las gentes.

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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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