Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 8:1
1 Samuel 8:1 is verse 1 of 1 Samuel chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
Or governors or leaders; similarly in verses 2, 5, 6, and 20
King James Version
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
World English Bible
When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
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1 Samuel 8:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Judges 8:22Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
Judges 8:23But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
2 Chronicles 19:5He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
2 Chronicles 19:6Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
Nehemiah 7:2Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
Judges 5:10You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
Judges 10:4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.