1 Chronicles 6:26

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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:26

24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son. 25The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son. 28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.

1 Chronicles 6:26 word by word

אֶלְקָנָ֑ה בְּנֵי֙ אֶלְקָנָ֔ה צוֹפַ֥י בְּנ֖וֹ וְנַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Zophaiצוּףtsûph tsôphay tsîyph · ZuphH6689
• and Nahathנַ֫חַתnachath · NahathH5184

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:26

• 1 Chronicles 6:35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
• 1 Samuel 1:1There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
• 1 Chronicles 6:34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:26

• Elkanah
• Nahath
• Zophai

In the dictionaries

• Nahath
• Ramathaimzophim
• Zuph
• Zuph, Land of
• Abiasaph
• 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