1 Samuel 8:2

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

Related Commentaries of 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...
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...
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...
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.
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 easil...
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 a...
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...
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 pe...
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...
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...
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...
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 nei...
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 q...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Wickedness of Samuel's Sons. B. C. 1075....
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 t...
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...
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...
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 br...
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...
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...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now, the name of his first-born was Joel (Jehovah is God), and the name of his second, Abiah (Jehovah is Father); they were judges in Beersheba,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 6:28 ; 1 Chronicles 6:38
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...

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

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 8:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 8:2