1 Samuel 8:2 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 8:2

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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ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel,.... In 1Ch 6:28 he is called Vashni; See Gill on 1Ch 6:

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The 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 1Sa 7:14.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֞י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
שֶׁם־	shem-	[the] name of	H8034 →
בְּנ֤וֹ	be.No	son his	H1121 →
הַבְּכוֹר֙	ha.be.khOr	the firstborn	H1060 →
יוֹאֵ֔ל	yo.'El	Joel	H3100 →
וְשֵׁ֥ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ	mish.Ne.hu	second his	H4932 →
אֲבִיָּ֑ה	'a.vi.Yah	[was] Abijah	H29 →
שֹׁפְטִ֖ים	sho.fe.Tim	judges	H8199 →
בִּבְאֵ֥ר	biv.'Er	in Beer	H884 →
שָֽׁבַע׃	Sha.va'	Sheba	H884 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Kings 19:3
And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
leads to
- Genesis 21:31
  So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 26:56
  But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
Through
Amos 5:5
Do 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.
leads to
- Hosea 4:15
  Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
- Amos 8:14
  Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”
- Amos 4:4
  “Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.
- Genesis 21:33
  And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6
  Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:28
The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 6:33
  These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Samuel