Such a close personal relationship with Jehovah is the surest protection against any form of corruption. It would have been easy for Samuel to reason that if the high priest and his sons can give in to sin, he might as well do whatever he wished.
سموئیل می‌توانست با خود استدلال کند که اگر کاهن اعظم و پسرانش مرتکب گناه می‌شوند ،‏ پس چرا او باید پاک و بی‌گناه بماند .‏