1 Samuel 8:3,5
1 Samuel 8:3 New International Version (NIV)
But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
1 Samuel 8:5 New International Version (NIV)
They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”
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 8:4-5 The Message (MSG)
Fed up, all the elders of Israel got together and confronted Samuel at Ramah. They presented their case: “Look, you’re an old man, and your sons aren’t following in your footsteps. Here’s what we want you to do: Appoint a king to rule us, just like everybody else.”
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 8:5 King James Version (KJV)
and said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
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 8:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.”
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 8:5 New Century Version (NCV)
They said to him, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live as you do. Give us a king to rule over us like all the other nations.”
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 8:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
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.
I Samuel 8:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
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 8:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and said to him, “Look, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint us a king to judge us [and rule over us] like all the other nations.”
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 8:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Look,” they told him, “you are now old, and your sons are not like you. Give us a king to judge us like all the other nations have.”