1 Samuel 8:2-4

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² Samuel’s first son was named Joel. His second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba. ³ But Samuel’s sons did not live the same way he did. Joel and Abijah accepted bribes. They took money secretly and changed their decisions in court. They cheated people in court. ⁴ So all the elders of Israel met together and went to Ramah to meet with Samuel.