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1 Samuel 8:2

“The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.”

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¹When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

²The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

³But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

⁴So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

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