1 Samuel 8:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 8:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 8:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 8:3 — KJV
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”
— 1 Samuel 8:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:3 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 8:3
“And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD:”
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“And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.”
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“And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:”
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“And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
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“And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.”
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