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


In Context

1 It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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

3 His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;

1 Samuel 8:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:2The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.

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 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.