Joel, son of Samuel
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The oldest of Samuel's two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1Sam 8:2).
Father of Heman the singer (1Chr 6:33). His name is omitted in 1Chr 6:28); the word (hebrew) (= "and the second one"), corrupted into (hebrew) , is erroneously supposed to be the name given by the chronicler to the eldest son of Samuel.
Joel and his younger brother Abijah, were made judges in Beer-sheba when Samuel was old and could no longer make his usual circuit (comp. 1Sam 7:16f). They disgraced their office by taking bribes and perverting judgment; and their misdeeds provoked the people to ask for a king (1Sam 8:5ff).
For the different opinions of the Talmudists with respect to the sins of these two judges see Abijah, son of Samuel
This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
