And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and (A)took rewards, and perverted the judgment.

¶ Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel unto [a]Ramah,

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: (B)make us now a King to judge us like all nations.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 8:4 For there his house was, 1 Sam. 7:17.

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