Joel (son of Samuel)

Joel (son of Samuel) is a Levite living at the time of the united monarchy, from the tribe of Levi. He is named in 4 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 8:2.

Family

Verses

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 8:2
  Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:28
  And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33
  And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:
• 1 Chronicles 15:17
  So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.