1 Samuel 8:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion,—and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke bribes, & peruerted iudgement.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes and perverted judgment.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. |
And his sons
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
walked
1980 {1980} Primeהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
in his ways,
1870 {1870} Primeדֶּרֶךְderek{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
but turned aside
5186 {5186} Primeנָטָהnatah{naw-taw'}
A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of applications.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
after
310 {0310} Primeאַחַר'achar{akh-ar'}
From H0309; properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjugation, after (in various senses).
lucre,
1215 {1215} Primeבֶּצַעbetsa`{beh'-tsah}
From H1214; plunder; by extension gain (usually unjust).
and took
3947 {3947} Primeלָקַחlaqach{law-kakh'}
A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
bribes,
7810 {7810} Primeשַׁחַדshachad{shakh'-ad}
From H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive).
and perverted
5186 {5186} Primeנָטָהnatah{naw-taw'}
A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of applications.
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
judgment.
4941 {4941} Primeמִשְׁפָּטmishpat{mish-pawt'}
From H8199; properly a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (particularly) divine law, individual or collectively), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly justice, including a particular right, or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style. |
1 Samuel 8:3
Took bribes — Opportunity and temptation discovered that corruption in them which 'till now was hid from their father. It has often been the grief of holy men, that their children did not tread in their steps. So far from it, that the sons of eminently good men, have been often eminently wicked. |
- his sons:
2 Samuel 15:4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
1 Kings 12:6-11 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? ... And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Kings 21:1-3 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Hephzibah. ... For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise [man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This [is] also vanity.
Jeremiah 22:15-17 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest [thyself] in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, [and] then [it was] well with him? ... But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].
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- but turned:
Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Deuteronomy 16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Psalms 15:5 [He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.
Psalms 26:10 In whose hands [is] mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
Isaiah 33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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