The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: SA1 7:17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and
there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
SA1 8:1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons
judges over Israel.
SA1 8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his
second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
SA1 8:3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after
lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
SA1 8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and
came to Samuel unto Ramah,
SA1 8:5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not
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