Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Samuel 12:2

"And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day." — 1 Samuel 12:2 (ASV)

"My sons come here today, not as my successors, but as fellow subjects with you of your newly-chosen king; they are not in opposition to him any more than I am." Like an old servant who is about to be dismissed, Samuel asks them to bear witness to his character; and this he does, partly as a lesson to the king who had taken his place, and partly as a vindication of himself in relinquishing his office.