King James Version (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.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 8
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,
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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