1 Samuel 8:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ But Samuel’s sons did not live the same way he did. Joel and Abijah accepted bribes. They took money secretly and changed their decisions in court. They cheated people in court.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

Common English Bible

³ But Samuel’s sons didn’t follow in his footsteps. They tried to turn a profit, they accepted bribes, and they perverted justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

1 Samuel 8:3 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:4

Absalom would also say, “Oh, I wish someone would make me a judge in this country! Then I could help every man who comes to me with a problem. I would help him get a fair solution to his problem.”

Psalm 15:5

If that person gives money to someone,\par he will not charge interest on that loan.\par And that person will not take money\par to do bad things to innocent people.\par If a person lives like that good man,\par then he will always be near God. {\cf2\super [82]} \par

Psalm 26:10

Those people might cheat other people.\par They might take money to do bad things.\par

Exodus 18:21

But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders.

Exodus 23:6

“You must not let people be unfair to a poor man. He must be judged the same as any other person.

Exodus 23:8

“If a person tries to pay you to agree with him when he is wrong, don’t accept that payment. A payment like that can blind judges so that they can’t see the truth. And a payment like that can make good people tell lies.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

Some other person will control everything I worked and studied for. And I don’t know if that person will be wise or foolish. This is also senseless.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. All of your rulers demand bribes—they accept money for doing wrong things. All of your rulers take pay for cheating people. Your rulers don’t try to help the children that have no parents. And your rulers don’t listen to the needs of the women whose husbands are dead.”

Isaiah 33:15

Good, honest people that refuse to hurt others for money—\{they will live through that fire\}. Those people refuse to take bribes. They refuse to listen to plans to murder other people. They refuse to look at plans for doing bad things.

Micah 3:11

The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par

Deuteronomy 16:19

You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink too much wine, and he must not be a person who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not be a person who loves money.

1 Timothy 6:10

The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have left the \{true\} faith (teaching) because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves to be very, very sad.

1 Samuel 12:2

Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was a young boy.

1 Samuel 2:35

I will choose a faithful priest for myself. This priest will listen to me and do what I want. I will make this priest’s family strong. He will always serve before my chosen king. [33]