God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:26
26Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
1 Chronicles 6:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
- New International Version (NIV)Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
- New King James Version (NKJV)As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:26
24Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul. 25Elkanah’s sons were Amasai and Ahimoth. Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath. 27Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. 28Samuel’s sons were Joel, who was his firstborn, and Abijah, who was his second son.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:26 word by word
אֶלְקָנָ֑ה בְּנֵי֙ אֶלְקָנָ֔ה צוֹפַ֥י בְּנ֖וֹ וְנַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:26
- 1 Chronicles 6:35who was the son of Zuph, who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Mahath, who was the son of Amasai,
- 1 Samuel 1:1There was a man named Elkanah from Ramathaim Zophim in the mountains of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, grandson of Elihu, great-grandson of Tohu, whose father was Zuph from the tribe of Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 6:34who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Jeroham, who was the son of Eliel, who was the son of Toah,
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:26
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The second introduction of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–19a) presents the leaders of all the Levitical families (6:19b–30). The list includes the family trees of: Gershon (1 Chronicles 6:20–21) Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:22–24) Merari (1 Chronicles 6:29–30)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
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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
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