old. From 1 Samuel 28:3 he predeceased Saul by about two years. Consequently he acted for thirty-eight years after Saul's anointing (i.e. 1000-962 B.C.) When he anointed David he would be about eighty-six; and lived to about the age of Eli, ninety-eight years.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 8:1
1 Samuel 8:1
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.