Bible verse
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
1 Samuel 8:1 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Samuel 8.
1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
5 “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
KJV
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
ASV
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
ERV
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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