1 Samuel 8:2

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“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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Read 1 Samuel 8:2 in the flow of 1 Samuel8 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Samuel8 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 8:2 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 22:19Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.
  2. Genesis 46:1So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
  3. 1 Kings 19:3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
  7. Amos 5:5Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.

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