All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
As the Spirit revealed God’s message to the prophets, they passed it on to the people. Sometimes the prophets became over-excited because of the activity of the Spirit of God upon them, and their uncontrolled behaviour gave them a bad reputation (see 10:9-12; 19:20-24). In an effort to develop this religious enthusiasm for the benefit of the nation, Samuel established a school of prophets at Ramah. Others were later established in Bethel, Jericho and Gilgal (see 19:18-20; 2 Kings 2:3,2 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 4:38).