Joel (Person) — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Levite from the family of Kohath. He was Azariah’s son and an ancestor of Elkanah, the father of Samuel the prophet (1 Sm 1:1; 1 Chr 6:36).

Show passage in OET: SA1 1:1

OET-RV SA1 1:1

1 There was a man named Elkanah from Ramatayim -Tsofim who lived in the Efrati hill country. (He was an Efrati—the son of Yeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Tsuf.)

OET-LV SA1 1:1

1 And_he/it _was a _man one from the_Ramatayim Tsōfīm/(Zophim) from_hill of _ʼEfrayim and_his/its_name was_ʼElqānāh the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) the _son _of ʼElīhū the _son _of Toḩū the _son _of Tsūf/(Zuph) an _ʼEfrātī.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:36

OET-RV CH1 6:36

• 36 Amasay was Elkanah’s son.
• Elkanah was Yoel’s (Joel) son.
• Yoel was Azaryah’s son.
• Azaryah was Tsefanyah’s (Zephaniah) son.

OET-LV CH1 6:21

21  The _son _of ʼElqānāh the _son _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah).

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2. Oldest son of Samuel the prophet. He and his brother Abijah so corrupted the office of judge that the elders increased their demands for a king (1 Sm 8:2-5). He was the father of Heman the singer (1 Chr 6:33; 15:17). His name has been mistakenly translated “Vashni” in the KJB in 1 Chronicles 6:28.

Show passage in OET: SA1 8:2–5

OET-RV SA1 8:2

2 The eldest was Yoel (Joel) and his brother was Aviyah. They were based in Be’er -Sheva (Beersheba).

OET-RV SA1 8:3

3 However, they didn’t take after time, but rather chased dishonest gain—accepting bribes and perverting justice.

OET-RV SA1 8:4

4 Eventually, the Israeli elders met together with Shmuel at Ramah

OET-RV SA1 8:5

5 and requested, “Listen, you’re old now, and your sons don’t follow your example. So appoint a king for us now to lead us like all the other nations.”

OET-LV SA1 8:2

2 And_he/it _was the _name _of his/its_son the_firstborn Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) and_name _of his _second _of_his was_ʼAⱱiy^yāh judges in_Bəʼēr- sheⱱaˊ.

OET-LV SA1 8:3

3 And_not sons _of_his they _walked his and_they _turned _aside after (the)_unjust_gain and_they _took a _bribe and_they _turned _aside justice.

OET-LV SA1 8:4

4 And_ all _of the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _gathered _together and_they _came to Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) to_(the)_Rāmāh.

OET-LV SA1 8:5

5 And_they _said to_him/it HERE you you _have _become _old and_sons _of_your not they _have _walked in_ways _of_your now appoint to/for_ourselves a _king to_judge_us like_all _of the_nations.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:33

OET-RV CH1 6:33

33 Here’s a list of the musicians and their sons:

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From Kohat’s descendants there was Heyman, the leader of the singers.

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Heyman was Yoel’s (Joel) son.

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Yoel was Shmuel’s (Samuel) son.

OET-LV CH1 6:18

18  And_these were_the_ones _who_stood and_descendants _of_their from_(the)_sons of_the _Qəhātite[s] Hēymān the_singer the _son _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of Shəmū^ʼēl.

Show passage in OET: CH1 15:17

OET-RV CH1 15:17

17 The Levites assigned Yoel’s son Heyman and his relative Asaf (son of Berekyah) and Eytan (Kushayah’s son, a descendant of Merari),

OET-LV CH1 15:17

17 And_ the_Lēviyyiy _they _appointed DOM Hēymān the _son _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) and_from relatives _of_his ʼĀşāf the _son _of Berek^yāh and_from the _descendants _of Mərārī relatives _of_their ʼĒytān the _son _of Qūshā^yāhū.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:28

OET-RV CH1 6:28

28 Shmuel (Samuel) had sons: his oldest son Yoel (Joel) and his other son Aviyah.

OET-LV CH1 6:13

13  And_the _sons of _Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) was_the_firstborn Vashni and_ʼAⱱiy^yāh.

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3. Prince from one of the Simeonite families that emigrated to the valley of Gedor (1 Chr 4:35).

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OET-RV CH1 4:35

35 Yoel (Joel), Yehu (Jehu) the son of Yoshivyah, the son of Serayah, the son of Asiyel,

OET-LV CH1 4:35

35 And_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) and_Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the _son _of Yōshiⱱ^yāh/(Joshibiah) the _son _of Sərā^yāh the _son _of ˊAsiy^ʼēl.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 5:4; CH1 5:8

OET-RV CH1 5:4

4 Another of Re’uven’s descendants was Yoel (Joel), and his son was Shemayah. Shemayah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei.

OET-RV CH1 5:8

8 Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Yoel. Re’uven’s clan lived near the city of Aroer as far north as the cities of Nevo and Ba’al-Me’on.

OET-LV CH1 5:4

4 The _descendants _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) was_Shəmaˊ^yāh son _of_his was_Gōg his/its_son was_Shimˊī son _of_his.

OET-LV CH1 5:8

8 And_Belaˊ the _son _of ˊĀzāz the _son _of Shemaˊ the _son _of Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) he was_dwelling in_ˊArōˊēr and_unto Nəⱱō and_Baˊal- məˊōn.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 5:12

OET-RV CH1 5:12

12 Yoel (Joel) was their leader, Shafam was second-in-command, others were Ya’anay and Shafat in Bashan.

OET-LV CH1 5:12

12 Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the_chief and_Shāfām the_second and_Yaˊₐnay/(Janai) and_Shāfāţ were_in_Bāshān.

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6. Third of Izrahiah’s four named sons and a chief of Issachar’s tribe in David’s time (1 Chr 7:3).

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OET-RV CH1 7:3

3 Uzi’s son was Yizrahyah. Yizrahyah’s five sons were Mika’el (Michael), Ovadyah (Obadiah), Yoel (Joel), and Yishiyah. They were all leaders of their clans.

OET-LV CH1 7:3

3 And_the _sons of _ˊUzziy were_Yizraḩ^yāh/(Izrahiah) and_the _sons were_Yizraḩ^yāh/(Izrahiah) Mīkā^ʼēl and_ˊOⱱad^yāh and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) Yishshiy^yāh/(Isshiah) five were_chiefs of _them _of_all.

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7. Nathan’s brother and one of David’s mighty men (1 Chr 11:38). He is alternately called Igal the son of Nathan in 2 Samuel 23:36. See Igal #2.

Show passage in OET: CH1 11:38

OET-RV CH1 11:38

38 Yoel (Joel) (Natan’s (Nathan) brother), Mivhar (Hagri’s son),

OET-LV CH1 11:38

38 Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _brother _of Nātān Miⱱḩār the _son _of Hagrī.

Show passage in OET: SA2 23:36

OET-RV SA2 23:36

• 36 Natan’s (Nathan) son Yigal from Tsovah,
• Bani the Gadi,

OET-LV SA2 23:36

36 Yigʼāl/(Igal) the _son _of Nātān from_Tsōⱱāh/(Zobah) Bānī the_Gādī.

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8. Levite from the family of Gershon who participated in the royal procession that brought the ark of God to Jerusalem during David’s reign (1 Chr 15:7-11). He may have administered the treasuries of the temple in Jerusalem (1 Chr 26:22).

Show passage in OET: CH1 15:7–11

OET-RV CH1 15:7

• 7 From Gereshon’s descendants (Levi’s eldest son): Yoel (Joel) the leader and 130 of his relatives.

OET-RV CH1 15:8

• 8 From Elitsafan’s descendants: Shemayah the leader and 200 of his relatives.

OET-RV CH1 15:9

• 9 From Hevron’s descendants: Eliel the leader and eighty of his relatives.

OET-RV CH1 15:10

• 10 From Uziel’s descendants: Aminadav the leader and 112 of his relatives.

OET-RV CH1 15:11

11 David summoned the priests Tsadok and Evyatar and these Levites: Uriel, Asayah, Yoel, Shemayah, Eliel, and Aminadav.

OET-LV CH1 15:7

7 Of_the _descendants _of Gērəshom Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the_leader and_relatives _of_his one _hundred and_thirty.

OET-LV CH1 15:8

8 Of_the _descendants _of ʼElīʦāfān Shəmaˊ^yāh the_leader and_relatives _of_his two _hundred.

OET-LV CH1 15:9

9 Of_the _descendants _of Ḩeⱱrōn ʼElī^ʼēl the_leader and_relatives _of_his eighty.

OET-LV CH1 15:10

10 Of_the _descendants _of ˊUzziy^ʼēl ˊAmminādāⱱ the_leader and_relatives _of_his one _hundred and_two _plus ten.

OET-LV CH1 15:11

11 And_ Dāvid _he/it _called (to)_Tsādōq/(Zadok) and_(to)_ʼEⱱyātār the_priests and_(to)_Lēviyyiy (to)_ʼŪrī^ʼēl ˊAsā^yāh and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) Shəmaˊ^yāh and_ʼElī^ʼēl and_ˊAmminādāⱱ.

Show passage in OET: CH1 26:22

OET-RV CH1 26:22

22 Yehiel’s sons were Zetam and Yoel (Joel), and they were in charge of the storehouses in Yahweh’s temple.

OET-LV CH1 26:22

22 The _sons _of Yəḩī^ʼēli Zētām and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) his/its_brother were_over the _storehouses _of the _house _of YHWH.

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9. Pedaiah’s son, who acted as tribal chieftain over the west half of Manasseh’s tribe during David’s reign (1 Chr 27:20)

Show passage in OET: CH1 27:20

OET-RV CH1 27:20

• 20 Azazyah’s son Hoshea was the leader of the tribe of Efrayim (Ephraim).
• Pedayah’s son Yoel (Joel) was the leader of the half-tribe of Menasheh (Manasseh).

OET-LV CH1 27:20

20 For_the _sons _of ʼEfrayim Hōshēˊa the _son _of ˊAzaz^yāhū for_the _half _of the _tribe _of Mənashsheh Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of Pədā^yāh.

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10. Levite from the family of Kohath who assisted in King Hezekiah’s reform of the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chr 29:12).

Show passage in OET: CH2 29:12

OET-RV CH2 29:12

12 Then these Levites took action:

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from the Kohatites: Mahat (Amasay’s son) and Yoel (Joel) (Azaryah’s son),

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from the descendants of Merari: Kish (Avdi’s son) and Azaryah (Yehalel’el’s son),

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from the Gershonim: Yoah (Zimah’s son) and Eden (Yoah’s son),

OET-LV CH2 29:12

12 And_ the_Lēviyyiy _they _arose Maḩat the _son _of ˊAmāsāʼi and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of ˊAzar^yāh of the _descendants _of the _Qəhātite[s] and_from the _descendants _of Mərārī Qīsh the _son _of ˊAⱱdiy and_ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Yəhallel^ʼēl/(Jehallelel) and_from the_Gershonite[s] Yōʼāḩ/(Joah) the _son _of Zimmāh and_ˊĒden the _son _of Yōʼāḩ.

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11. Nebo’s son, who was encouraged by Ezra to divorce his foreign wife during the postexilic period (Ezr 10:43).

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:43

OET-RV EZR 10:43

• 43 From Nevo’s descendants: Yeiel, Matityah, Zavad, Zevina, Yido, Yoel (Joel), and Benayah.

OET-LV EZR 10:43

43 From_(the)_sons of _Nəⱱō Yəˊī^ʼēl/(Jeiel) Mattit^yāh Zāⱱād Zəⱱīnāʼ Yiddō/(Jaddai) and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) Bənā^yāh.

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12. Zicri’s son and the supervisor of 128 Benjaminites who moved to postexilic Jerusalem (Neh 11:9).

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OET-RV NEH 11:9

9 Zikri’s son Yoel (Joel) was their overseer in the city, and Senuah’s son Yehudah (Judah) was his second-in-command.

OET-LV NEH 11:9

9 And_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of Zikrī was_overseer over_them and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) the _son _of Şənūʼāh over the_city was_second _in _command.

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13. Prophet who wrote the second book of the Minor Prophets. Little is known about him except that he was Pethuel’s son (Jl 1:1; Acts 2:16). See Joel, Book of.