“Therefore, repeating all things in summary, let us see what edification they contain in themselves according to another meaning. Because we said that in Samuel the new priesthood is signified, what does it mean that he grew old, except that while the holy Church is led through the passing spans of time, the beauty of…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 4
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1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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— 1 Samuel 8:1 —
2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.