2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. 4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
1 Samuel 8:2–4
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1 Chronicles 6:27–29
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. 28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son. 29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
1 Samuel 2:11–13
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD 13 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servan…
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Acts 13:19–21
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1 Samuel 10:16–18
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