JOEL (to whom Jehovah is God ). 1. Eldest son of Samuel the prophet, (1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:33; 15:17) and father of Heman the singer. (B.C. 1094.) JOEL 1. Son of Samuel -- 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:33; 15:17 (Called VAS HNI -- 1 Chronicles 6:28) JOEL Jehovah is his God. 1. The oldest of Samuel's two sons appointed by himas judges in Beershe ba (1 Samuel 8:2). (See VASHNI ?(n/a).)