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1 Samuel 8:2
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KJ21
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
ASV
Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
AMP
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
AMPC
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
BRG
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
CSB
His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
CSBA
His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
CEB
The name of his oldest son was Joel; the name of the second was Abijah. They served as judges in Beer-sheba.
CJB
His firstborn was named Yo’el, while his second son was named Aviyah; they were judges in Be’er-Sheva.
CEV
Samuel had two sons. The older one was Joel, and the younger one was Abijah. When Samuel was getting old, he let them be leaders at Beersheba.
DARBY
And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
DRA
Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee.
ERV
Samuel’s first son was named Joel. His second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.
EASY
The name of his firstborn son was Joel. The name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba town.
EHV
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They served as judges in Beersheba.
ESV
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
ESVUK
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
EXB
His first son was named Joel, and his second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba [C in the Negev to the extreme south].
GNV
(And the name of his eldest son was Joel, and the name of the second Abijah) even Judges in Beersheba.
GW
The name of his firstborn son was Joel; the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
GNT
The older son was named Joel and the younger one Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
HCSB
His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
ICB
His first son was named Joel, and his second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.
ISV
The name of his firstborn son was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
JUB
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abiah; they were judges in Beersheba.
KJV
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
AKJV
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
LSB
The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
LEB
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
TLB
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba;
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.
MEV
Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judging in Beersheba.
NOG
The name of his firstborn son was Joel; the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
NABRE
His firstborn was named Joel, his second son, Abijah; they judged at Beer-sheba.
NASB
The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
NASB1995
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.
NCB
The name of the older was Joel, and the name of the younger was Abijah, and they were judges at Beer-sheba.
NCV
His first son was named Joel, and his second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.
NET
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beer Sheba.
NIRV
The name of his oldest son was Joel. The name of his second son was Abijah. They served as judges at Beersheba.
NIV
The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
NIVUK
The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
NKJV
The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
NLV
The name of his first-born son was Joel. And the name of his second son was Abijah. They were men who judged in Beersheba.
NLT
Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
NRSVA
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
NRSVACE
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
NRSVCE
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
NRSVUE
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
OJB
Now the shem of his ben habechor was Yoel; and the shem of his mishneh (second), Aviyah; they were shofetim at Be’er Sheva.
RGT
judges in Beersheba. The name of his eldest son was Joel and the name of the second was Abijah.
RSV
The name of his first-born son was Jo′el, and the name of his second, Abi′jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
RSVCE
The name of his first-born son was Jo′el, and the name of his second, Abi′jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
TLV
The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second Abijah—they were judges in Beersheba.
VOICE
His first son, Joel, and his second son, Abijah, were judges in Beersheba,
WEB
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
WYC
And the name of his first begotten son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abiah, that were judges in Beersheba (and they were judges in Beersheba).
YLT
And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
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