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,
• 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

24Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul. 25The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, 27Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel. 28The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second).

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 6:35Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,
• 1 Samuel 1:1There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah in the region of Zuph in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, of Ephraim.
• 1 Chronicles 6:34Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, 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