Joel

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. Son of Samuel

• 1 Samuel 8:2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33 These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
• 1 Chronicles 15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

Called VASHNI

• 1 Chronicles 6:28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.

2. A Simeonite

• 1 Chronicles 4:35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (son of Seraiah, son of Asiel),

3. A Reubenite

• 1 Chronicles 5:4 The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
• 1 Chronicles 5:8 and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

4. A Gadite

• 1 Chronicles 5:12 Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.

5. A Kohathite Levite

• 1 Chronicles 6:36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

6. Descendant of Issachar

• 1 Chronicles 7:3 The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.

7. One of David's valiant men

• 1 Chronicles 11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

Called "IGAL, son of Nathan"

• 2 Samuel 23:36 Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

8. Name of two Gershonites

• 1 Chronicles 15:7 from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;
• 1 Chronicles 15:11 David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
• 1 Chronicles 23:8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel— three in all.
• 1 Chronicles 26:22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

9. Prince of Manasseh

• 1 Chronicles 27:20 over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah; over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah;

10. A Kohathite who assisted in the cleansing of the temple

• 2 Chronicles 29:12 Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

11. One of Nebo's family

• Ezra 10:43 And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

12. Son of Zichri

• Nehemiah 11:9 Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

13. One of the twelve minor prophets, probably lived in the days of Uzziah

• Joel 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
• Acts 2:16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

Declares the terribleness of God's judgments

• Joel 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel: Hear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to… (whole chapter)
• Joel 2:1–11 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such…

Denounces judgments against the enemies of God

• Joel 3:1–17 “Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nat…

Sets forth the blessings of the church

• Joel 3:18–21 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violenc…