1 Samuel 8:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. ”

1 Samuel 8:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 usurpat...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now the name of his firstborn was (b) Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba. (b) Who was also called Vashni, ( 1 Chronicles 6:28 ).
1 Samuel 8:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8. Demand for a King. Opening section, continued 1 Samuel 10:17 , of later account of Saul's appointment as king: either Deuteronomic or late stratum of E. Probably 1 Samuel 10:17-19 a...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
1 Samuel 8:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Samuel 8:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The People demand a King 1. Judges] They would be subordinate to their father. When the son of a Judge was influential and popular, he might easily succeed to his father's position: cp. A bimelech...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER X. THE PEOPLE DEMAND A KING. 1 Samuel 8:1-22 . WHATEVER impression the "Ebenezer" of Samuel may have produced at the time, it passed away with the lapse of years. The feeling that, in...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Seeking a King like Other Nations 1 Samuel 8:1-9 The sin that Samuel, as a lad, rebuked in Eli, reappeared in his own family and undermined his influence. The names of Samuel's sons are suggest...
1 Samuel 8:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This first Book of Samuel at this point merges into its second division, which has to do with Saul. First we have the account of the clamor of the people for a king and the divine answer thereto. The...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were Judges in Beersheba. (3) And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, a...
1 Samuel 8:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel ,.... In 1 Chronicles 6:28 he is called Vashni; 1 Chronicles 6:28 . This was not Joel the prophet, as some have thought, neither his parentage, nor his offi...
1 Samuel 8:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba. Ver. 2. Now the name of his firstborn was Joel. ] Which some a will have to be Joel th...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They were judges in Beer-sheba In the southern borders of the land of Canaan, which were very remote from his house at Ramah; where, and in the neighbouring places, Samuel himself still executed th...
1 Samuel 8:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

However, old age often brings weariness with it. The time comes when Samuel considers it necessary to have others as judges in the land, and it was quite natural (not spiritual) that he should give t...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Wickedness of Samuel's Sons. B. C. 1075. 1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old,...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the southern border of the land of Canaan, where he placed his sons, because these parts were very remote from his house at Ramah; where, and in the neighbouring places, Samuel himself still execu...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The People Seek For The Appointment of a King Over Them ( 1 Samuel 8:1-6 ). Outwardly the desire of the elders for a king appears reasonable, but what they ignored was the fact that once there was...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 8:1 . “When Samuel was old.” Many expositors consider that he was now about sixty years of age, others that he was not more than fifty-four. It is plain...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 8:3 . His sons walked not as their father, who always came into court with clean hands. Seeking to aggrandize their families they took bribes, and by consequence perverted judgment. The h...
1 Samuel 8:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. Parental trials The best sometimes meet with the bitterest disappointment, and their grey hairs are brought d...
1 Samuel 8:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION SAUL ( CHS . 8-31). THE great interest of the First Book of Samuel lies in the fact that we have in it the orderly consolidation of two of the main factors in the preparation for...
1 Samuel 8:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel Displeased at the Insistent DesiRev. 1. And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel, the increasing infirmities of old age prompting him to take this...
1 Samuel 8:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 6:28 ; 1 Chronicles 6:38
1 Samuel 8:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Beer — sheba — In the southern border of the land of Canaan, which were very remote from his house at Ramah; where, and in the neighbouring places Samuel himself still executing the office of judge...

1 Samuel 8:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 8:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 8:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 8:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 8:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 8:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 8:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 8:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 8:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 8:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 8:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 8:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 8:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 8:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes