1 Samuel 8:1–2
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders. 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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 Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel. 2 Joel and Abijah, his oldest sons, held court in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges for Israel. 2 His first son was named Joel, and his second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel; the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. 2 His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 When Samuel grew old he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 When Samuel became old, he appointed his sons to serve as judges for Israel. 2 The name of his oldest son was Joel. The name of his second son was Abijah. They served as judges at Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judging in Beersheba.