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1 Samuel 8
1 Samuel 8:2
1 Samuel 8
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1 Samuel 8:2
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The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
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1 Samuel 8:2 in Other Translations
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Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
ESV
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The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
NLT
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Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
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His firstborn son was named Joel, the name of his second, Abijah. They were assigned duty in Beersheba.
CSB
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His firstborn son's name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:2 In-Context
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When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.
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The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
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But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
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So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
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They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”
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1 Chronicles 6:28
2.
Genesis 22:19
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1 Kings 19:3
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Amos 5:4-5
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