1 Samuel 8:2

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

Cross References

Genesis 22:19

So Abraham returned to his servants, and they rose up and went with him to Beersheba; there Abraham lived.

Genesis 46:1

SO ISRAEL made his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba [a place hallowed by sacred memories] and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. [Gen. 21:33; 26:23-25.]

1 Kings 19:3

Then he was afraid and arose and went for his life and came to Beersheba of Judah [over eighty miles, and out of Jezebel's realm] and left his servant there.

1 Chronicles 6:13

Shallum of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah of Azariah,

1 Chronicles 6:28

The sons of Samuel: the firstborn [Joel] and Abijah.

1 Chronicles 6:38

The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel (Jacob).

Amos 5:5

But seek not [the golden calf at] Bethel nor enter into [idolatrous] Gilgal, and pass not over to [the idols of] Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity and exile, and Bethel [house of God] shall become Beth-aven [house of vanity, emptiness, falsity, and futility] and come to nothing.