1 Chronicles 6:25

1 Chronicles 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:25

23son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel. 24His kinsman Asaph stood on his right—Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, 26son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 27son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

1 Chronicles 6:25 word by word

וּבְנֵי֙ אֶלְקָנָ֔ה עֲמָשַׂ֖י וַאֲחִימֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי‛ămâώay · AmasaiH6022
• and Ahimothאֲחִימוֹת'ăchîymôth · AhimothH287

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:25

• 1 Chronicles 6:35Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phineas his son, Abishua his son,
• Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:25

• 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 6:25

• Ahimoth
• Amasai
• Elkanah

In the dictionaries

• Amasai
• Abiasaph
• Ahimoth
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Genealogy
• Korah
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Mahath

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