2The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.


In Context

1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.

2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.

3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

1st Samuel 8:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beer-sheba.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.