1 Samuel 8:2
1 Samuel 8:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1-3 The Message (MSG)
When Samuel got to be an old man, he set his sons up as judges in Israel. His firstborn son was named Joel, the name of his second, Abijah. They were assigned duty in Beersheba. But his sons didn’t take after him; they were out for what they could get for themselves, taking bribes, corrupting justice.
1 Samuel 8:2 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.
1 Samuel 8:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:2 New Century Version (NCV)
His first son was named Joel, and his second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:2 New International Version (NIV)
The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.