1. And it came to be, when Shemu’ĕl was old, that he made his sons rulers over Yisra’ĕl.
2. And the name of his first-born was Yo’ĕl, and the name of his second, Aḇiyah, rulers in Be’ĕrsheḇa.
3. But his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after own gain, and took bribes, and twisted right-ruling.
4. And all the elders of Yisra’ĕl gathered together and came to Shemu’ĕl at Ramah,