NLT
KJV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
ASV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
ESV
3. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.
ERVEN
3. But Samuel's sons did not live the same way he did. Joel and Abijah accepted bribes. They took money secretly and changed their decisions in court. They cheated people in court.
WEB
3. His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
NET
3. But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.
NLV
3. But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside to get money. They took pay to do things that were not right and fair.
HCSB
3. However, his sons did not walk in his ways-- they turned toward dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
YLT
3. and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
LITV
3. And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.
RV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
NCV
3. 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.
MKJV
3. And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.
AKJV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
LXXEN
3. And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgements.
KJV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
AMP
3. His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
KJVP
3. And his sons H1121 CMP-3MS walked H1980 VQQ3MP not H3808 W-NPAR in his ways H1870 , but turned aside H5186 after H310 PREP lucre H1215 , and took H3947 W-VQY3MP bribes H7810 , and perverted H5186 judgment H4941 NMS .
YLT
3. and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
ASV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
WEB
3. His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
NASB
3. His sons did not follow his example but sought illicit gain and accepted bribes, perverting justice.
ESV
3. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.
RV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
RSV
3. Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.
NKJV
3. But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
MKJV
3. And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.
AKJV
3. And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
NRSV
3. Yet his sons did not follow in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.
NIV
3. But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
NIRV
3. But his sons didn't live as he did. They were only interested in making money. They accepted money from people who wanted special favors. They made things that were wrong appear to be right.
NLT
3. But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
MSG
3. But his sons didn't take after him; they were out for what they could get for themselves, taking bribes, corrupting justice.
GNB
3. But they did not follow their father's example; they were interested only in making money, so they accepted bribes and did not decide cases honestly.
NET
3. But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.
ERVEN
3. But Samuel's sons did not live the same way he did. Joel and Abijah accepted bribes. They took money secretly and changed their decisions in court. They cheated people in court.