1 Samuel 8:3
“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
Cross-References
“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”
“And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.”
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
“He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.”