1 Samuel 8:3 - Revised Version 1885

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

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

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

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

But Samuel’s sons didn’t follow in his footsteps. They tried to turn a profit, they accepted bribes, and they perverted justice.

But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.

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