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- When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.
- The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
- But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
- So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
- They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."
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