This verse implies a long period, probably no less than twenty years, for which we have no account other than the brief notice in [Reference 1 Samu…

When Samuel was old. — We are not able with any precision to fix the dates of Samuel’s life. When the great disaster happened whic…

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old
The common notion of the Jews is, that he lived but fifty two years ^F2…

It does not appear that Samuel's sons were so profane and vicious as Eli's sons; but they were corrupt judges, they turned aside after lucre. Samue…