1. And it came to pass, when Shmuel was old, that he made his banim shofetim over Yisroel.
2. Now the shem of his ben habechor was Yoel; and the shem of his mishneh (second), Aviyah; they were shofetim at Be'er Sheva.
3. And his banim walked not in his drakhim, but turned aside after betza (dishonest gain), and took shochad (bribe[s]), and perverted mishpat (justice).
4. Then kol Ziknei Yisroel gathered themselves together, and came to Shmuel unto Ramah,