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1 Samuel 8:2

1 Samuel 8:2 is verse 2 of 1 Samuel chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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1 Samuel 8:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

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

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

3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

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

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Chronicles 6:28

The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.

1 Chronicles 6:38

the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

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