1. And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
2. And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
3. and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
4. And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,