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 1 Samuel 7:14.
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1 Samuel 8:2
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.