1 Samuel 8:2

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.

3And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:19Abraham returned to his young men, and they went to Bersabee together, and he dwelt there.

1 Kings 19:3Then Elias was afraid, and rising up he went whithersoever he had a mind: and he came to Bersabee of Juda, and left his servant there,

1 Chronicles 6:28The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and Abia.

Amos 5:5But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you pass over to Bersabee: for Galgal shall go into captivity, and Bethel shall be unprofitable.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 8:2-4

The Wickedness of Samuel's Sons. ( b. c. 1075.) 1 And it came to pass, 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, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. Two sad things we find here, but not strange things:—1. A good and useful man growing old and unfit for service ( v. 1 ): Samuel was old, and could not judge Israel,… Read the whole commentary →

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