Sons And Fathers

Ερωτ ΙΓ´ Τίνος χάριν Σαμουὴλ διὰ τὰς τῶν παίδων παρανομίας οὐκ ἔτισε δίκασς; Ἀδικήματα ἧν, οὐκ ἀσεβήματα, τὰ παρὰ τούτων γινόμενα. Οὒτε γὰρ γάμους διέῥῥηξαν, καὶ ταῖς τοιαύταις λαγνείαις καθύβρισαν τὴν θείαν σκηνήν· οὔτε τῇ γαστρὶ τὰ πρωτεϊα τῶν ἱερείων ἀπένειμαν, τὴν τῶν θυσιῶν ἀναστρέψαντες τάξιν. Δωροδοκίαν δὲ μόνον αὐτῶν ἡ ἱστορία κατηψορεῖ. Καὶ οὐδὲ ταύτην ὁ προφήτης ἠπίστατο. Πόῥῥωθεν γὰρ αὐτῶν διῆψεν. Αὐτὸς μὲν γὰρ ᾤκει τὴν Ἀραμαθὲν, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ τὴν βερσαβεέ. Θεοδώρητος Ἐπίσκοπος Κύρρος, Εἰς Τὴν Πρωτην Τῶν Βασιλειων Source: Migne PG 80.548a-b

Question 13 Why was Samuel not ruined for the crimes of his sons? 1 They were unjust not impious in the things that they did. For they did not violate marriage, nor with such lust did they defile the Divine tabernacle, nor did they place the first offerings in their own stomachs, overturning the order of sacrifice. 1 The history accuses them of one thing only, that they were corrupted by gifts. And the Prophet did not know this, since he was dwelling far away from them. He was living at Ramah and they at Beersheba. Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Questions on 1 Kings 11 King 8.1-3 2 As Eli perished because of the wickedness of his sons, 1 King 2.12-