1 Samuel 8:2

1 Samuel 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
• New International Version (NIV)The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.

Context of 1 Samuel 8:2

1When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges for the Israelites. The name of his firstborn son was Joel. The name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba town. 3But Samuel's sons did not live in a good way, as Samuel had done. They took money from people in ways that were not honest. They accepted bribes so that they did not judge in a fair way. 4So all of Israel's leaders went together to meet Samuel at Ramah.

1 Samuel 8:2 word by word

וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of his firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• of his firstbornבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• was Joelיוֹאֵלyô'êl · JoelH3100
• of his secondמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932
• Abiahאֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
• judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• in Beer–shebaבְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַעbe'êr sheba‛ · BeershebaH884

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:2

• 1 Chronicles 6:28Samuel's firstborn son was Joel and his second son was Abijah.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The mention of Beer-sheba, on the extreme southern frontier of Judah, as the place where Samuel‘s sons judged Israel is remarkable. It was probably due to the recovery of territory from the usurpation of the Philistines 1 Samuel 7:14.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Samuel’s two oldest sons served as judges in Beersheba, which is 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) south of their father's home.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181Sa 8:1-18. Occasioned by the Ill- Government of Samuel's Sons, the Israelites Ask a King. 1-5. when Samuel was old--He was now about fifty-four years of age, having discharged the office of sole judge for twelve years. Unable, from growing infirmities, to prosecute his circuit journeys through the country, he at length confined his magisterial duties to Ramah and its neighborhood (1Sa 7:15), delegating to his sons as his deputies the administration of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:2

• Abia
• Beer-Sheba
• Joel
• Judge
• Minister, Christian
• Rulers
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• Joel
• Sheba
• Abijah
• Manner
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Sharpen
• Beersheba
• Genealogy
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings