1Sa 8:3-5 | NASB2020 | STEP | His sons , however, did not walk in his ways but turned aside after dishonest gain , and they took bribes and perverted justice .

1 Samuel 8:3-5

3 His sons, however, did not walk in his ways but turned aside after dishonest gain, and they ^atook bribes and perverted justice.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at ^bRamah; 5 and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now ^cappoint us a king to judge us like all the nations.”