Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 8:3 AND HIS SONS WALKED NOT IN HIS WAYS BUT TURNED ASIDE AFTER LUCRE AND TOOK BRIBES AND PERVERTED JUDGMENT

{1 Samuel 8:3} And his sons 1121 walked 1980 z8804 not x3808 in his ways, 1870 but turned aside 5186 z8799 after 310 lucre, 1215 and took 3947 z8799 bribes, 7810 and perverted 5186 z8686 judgment. 4941

his sons:
"Absalomª saidª ° moreover, Oh that¹ I were madeª ° judgeª ° in the land,ª that every¹ manª which¹ hath¹ any suitª or causeª might comeª ° unto¹ me, and I would do him justice!ª °" {2Sm 15:4} + "And kingª Rehoboamª consultedª ° with¹ the old men,ª that¹ stoodª °¹ beforeª Solomonª his fatherª while¹ he yet lived,ª and said,ª ° How¹ do ye¹ adviseª ° that I may² ° answerª ¹ ¹ this¹ people?ª ... And now¹ whereas my fatherª did ladeª °¹ you with a heavyª yoke,ª I¹ will addª ° to¹ your yoke:ª my fatherª hath chastisedª ° you with whips,ª but I¹ will chastiseª ° you with scorpions.ª" {1Kg 12:6-11} + "Manassehª [was] twelveª ª yearsª oldª when he began to reign,ª ° and reignedª ° fiftyª and fiveª yearsª in Jerusalem.ª And his mother'sª nameª [was] Hephzibah.ª ... For he built upª ° againª °¹ the high placesª which¹ Hezekiahª his fatherª had destroyed;ª ° and he reared upª ° altarsª for Baal,ª and madeª ° a grove,ª as¹ didª ° Ahabª kingª of Israel;ª and worshippedª ° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª ° them." {2Kg 21:1-3} + "And who¹ knowethª ° whether he shall be¹ a wiseª [man] or¹ a fool?ª yet shall he have ruleª ° over all¹ my labourª wherein I have laboured,ª °¹ and wherein I have shewed myself wiseª °¹ under¹ the sun.ª This¹ [is] also¹ vanity.ª" {Ecc 2:19} + "Shalt thou reign,ª ° because¹ thou¹ closestª ° [thyself] in cedar?ª did not¹ thy fatherª eatª ° and drink,ª ° and doª ° judgmentª and justice,ª [and] then¹ [it was] wellª with him? ... But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹ ¹ ¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª ° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª ° [it]." {Jer 22:15-17}

but turned:
"Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª ° out of all¹ ¹ the peopleª ableª men,² ¹ such as fearª God,ª men² ¹ of truth,ª hatingª ° covetousness;ª and placeª ° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª" {Exd 18:21} + "Thou shalt not¹ wrestª ° judgment;ª thou shalt not¹ respectª ° persons,ª neither¹ takeª ° a gift:ª for¹ a giftª doth blindª ° the eyesª of the wise,ª and pervertª ° the wordsª of the righteous.ª" {Deu 16:19} + "[He that] putteth not outª °¹ his moneyª to usury,ª nor¹ takethª ° rewardª against¹ the innocent.ª He that doethª ° these¹ [things] shall neverª ¹ be moved.ª °" {Psa 15:5} + "In whose¹ handsª [is] mischief,ª and their right handª is fullª ° of bribes.ª" {Psa 26:10} + "He that walkethª ° righteously,ª and speakethª ° uprightly;ª he that despisethª ° the gainª of oppressions,ª that shakethª ° his handsª from holdingª °¹ of bribes,ª that stoppethª ° his earsª from hearingª °¹ of blood,ª and shuttethª ° his eyesª from seeingª °¹ evil;ª" {Isa 33:15} + "Notª given to wine,ª noª striker,ª notª greedy of filthy lucre;ª butª patient,ª not a brawler,ª not covetous;ª" {1Tm 3:3} + "Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª ° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª ° they have erredª ° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced² ° themselves² throughª °¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:10}

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