1 Samuel 8:1 · KJV
"And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel."
King James Version
What does 1 Samuel 8:1 mean? →Passage Context
1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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