1 Chronicles 6:35

1 Chronicles 6:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
• English Standard Version (ESV)son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:35

33These are the leaders of the music and their sons: From Kohath's clan: Heman the singer. He was Joel's son. Joel was Samuel's son. 34Samuel was Elkanah's son. Elkanah was Jeroham's son. Jeroham was Eliel's son. Eliel was Toah's son. Toah was Zuph's son. Zuph was Elkanah's son. Elkanah was Mahath's son. Mahath was Amasai's son. 36Amasai was Elkanah's son. Elkanah was Joel's son. Joel was Azariah's son. Azariah was Zephaniah's son. 37Zephaniah was Tahath's son. Tahath was Assir's son. Assir was Ebiasaph's son. Ebiasaph was Korah's son.

1 Chronicles 6:35 word by word

בֶּן־צוּף֙ בֶּן־אֶלְקָנָ֔ה בֶּן־מַ֖חַת בֶּן־עֲמָשָֽׂי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Zuphצוּףtsûph tsôphay tsîyph · ZuphH6689
• of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• of Mahathמַ֫חַתmachath · MahathH4287
• of Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי‛ămâώay · AmasaiH6022

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:35

• 1 Chronicles 6:26Ahimoth's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Zophai. Zophai's son was Nahath.
• 1 Samuel 1:1There was a man whose name was Elkanah. He lived in a town called Ramah. This town was in the hill country where Ephraim's tribe lived. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Elihu. Elihu was the son of Tohu. Tohu was the son of Zuph. Zuph belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.
• 1 Chronicles 6:25Elkanah's other sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:35

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-48Verses 31-48 The genealogies of David‘s three chief singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan or Jeduthun. 1 Chronicles 6:32 They waited on their office - On the establishment and continuance of the choral service in the temple, see 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 29:27-30; 2 Chronicles 35:15. 1 Chronicles 6:33 Heman - In general Asaph takes precedence of Heman and Jeduthun, but here Heman is placed first, because his family, that of the Kohathites, had the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-47This genealogy lists the lead singers from Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:33), Gershon (6:39), and Merari (6:44), the main Levitical families.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-4816-48. The sons of Levi; Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:35

• Amasai
• Elkanah
• Mahath
• Zuph

In the dictionaries

• Amasai
• Mahath
• Ramathaimzophim
• Abiasaph
• Ahimoth
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Elkanah
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary