"Who was Samuel’s firstborn son?" (Alleged Contradiction #E8709)
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
I Samuel 8:2
And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
I Chronicles 6:28
Response
Joel also went by the name Vashni. It is very common, even in our modern culture, for someone to go by more than one name (legal name, preferred name, first/last name, nickname).
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