[wideawake]

None of them "retired".

"And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel." - 1 Samuel 8.

"And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save King Solomon." 1 Kings 39 - this occurred before the death of King David.

[MeOnTheBeach]

[Me] None of them "retired".

[you] "And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel." - 1 Samuel 8.

"And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save King Solomon." 1 Kings 39 - this occurred before the death of King David.

And you're point is? Samuel was old when his sons became Judges.mmmkay. And God anointed Solomon to be king. So? Surely you're not trying to equate a secular leader with that of being a prophet of God?