1 Samuel 8:1 - Plain English Version

^1-2 Samuel had 2 sons. His older son was called Joel, his younger son was called Abijah. After Samuel became an old man, he picked them to be bosses for the Israel mob. They were court judges, working at the place called Beersheba.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ WHEN SAMUEL was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Common English Bible

¹ Now when Samuel got old, he appointed his sons to serve as Israel’s judges.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

1 Samuel 8:1 Cross References

1 Timothy 5:21

And as you do that, you have to treat everybody the same way. You know, God sees everything I’m writing here, and so does Jesus Christ, and so do God’s angel messengers. They know everything that I am telling you now. I’m saying that you can’t treat your family and friends any better than anybody else.