God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:27
27Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah.
1 Chronicles 6:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
- New International Version (NIV)Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:27
25Elkanah’s sons were Amasai and Ahimoth. 26Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath. Nahath’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. 29These were Merari’s descendants: Merari’s son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:27 word by word
אֱלִיאָ֥ב בְּנ֛וֹ יְרֹחָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ אֶלְקָנָ֥ה בְּנֽוֹ וּשְׁמוּאֵל בְנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:27
- 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,
- 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.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:27
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27When Samuel worked for Eli, he took on a role similar to a Levite (1 Samuel 3:1).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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