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1 Chronicles 6:28
28Samuel’s sons were Joel, who was his firstborn, and Abijah, who was his second son.
1 Chronicles 6:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:28
26Ahimoth’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. Samuel’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. 30Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:28 word by word
וּבְנֵ֧י שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל הַבְּכֹ֥ר יוֹאֵל וַשְׁנִ֖י וַאֲבִיָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:28
- 1 Chronicles 5:1These are the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn. (Although he was the firstborn, his rights as firstborn were given to his nephews, Joseph’s sons, because he dishonored his father’s bed. However, Joseph couldn’t be listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.
- Leviticus 27:26“A firstborn animal already belongs to the Lord because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord.
- Genesis 14:20Blessed is God Most High, who has handed your enemies over to you.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
- 1 Chronicles 6:33These are the men who served (their descendants also served): The musician Heman was from Kohath’s family line. Heman was the son of Joel, who was the son of Samuel,
- 1 Samuel 8:2The name of his firstborn son was Joel; the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The first-born Vashni, and Abiah - There is a great mistake in this verse: in 1 Samuel 8:2; we read, Now the name of his (Samuel's) first-born was Joel; and the name of his second Abiah. The word יואל Joel is lost out of the text in this place, and ושני vesheni, which signifies the second, and which refers to Abiah, is made here into a proper name. The Septuagint, Vulgate, and Chaldee, copy this blunder; but the Syriac and Arabic read as in 1 Samuel 8:2…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Vashni - The true name of Samuel‘s first-born, which was “Joel” (see the margin and references), has here dropped out; and the word properly meaning “and his second (son)” has been taken as the name of the first.Read the comment
- 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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