New English Translation
1 Chronicles 6:28
28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest.
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
26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest. 29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son 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 5:1The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn – (Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.
- Leviticus 27:26“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the Lord as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord.
- Genesis 14:20Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
- 1 Chronicles 6:33These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,
- 1 Samuel 8:2The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second son was Abijah. They were judges in Beer Sheba.
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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