VERSE STUDY • KJV

1 Samuel 8:2

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

Read it in 5 translations

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

The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

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

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

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

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 Beersheba.

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

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

5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION

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