Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy