Joel, son of Samuel
The name Joel means “he that wills or commands.” Joel is mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 8:2. Also called Vashni.
Family of Joel
Who was Joel?
The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Joel
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:28
And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
- 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,
- 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;