As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
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(6-11) As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 6:26 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- 1 Chronicles 6:35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Elkanah; this was another Elkanah, son or grandson of…
Elkanah; this was another Elkanah, son or grandson of the former Elkanah and either the son or brother of Ahimoth last mentioned, or of Amasai.
Nahath, called also Toah, 1Ch 6:31, and Tohu, 1Sa 1:1.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 6:26. As for Elkanah, &c. — This was…
1Ch 6:26. As for Elkanah, &c. — This was another Elkanah, son or grandson of the former Elkanah, and either the son or brother of Ahimoth, last mentioned, or of Amasai. Nahath his son — Called also Toah, 1Ch 6:34, and Tohu, 1Sa 1:1. The Elkanah mentioned in the next verse was the father of the Prophet Samuel, whose name therefore follows.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sophai, Nahath, and Eliab, are called Suph, Thohu, (ver.…
CHAPTER VI.
Sophai, Nahath, and Eliab, are called Suph, Thohu, (ver. 34.; Calmet) and Eliel. (Haydock) --- Sophai may be a surname of Elcana. (Poole) (Du Hamel)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 26. Zophai his son, etc.] We have here one…
26. Zophai his son, etc.] We have here one of the three genealogies of Samuel the prophet. Each list seems to have suffered in transcription; the three are given here for comparison.
1Ch_6:26-28
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1Ch_6:33-35
1Sa_1:1; 1Sa_8:2.
Zophai
Zuph
Zuph
Nahath
Toah
Tohu
Eliab
Eliel
Elihu
Jeroham
Jeroham
Jeroham
Elkanah
Elkanah
Elkanah
Samuel
Samuel
Samuel
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Joel
Joel and Abijah
28. The firstborn Vashni, and Abiah] Render (from an emendation of the Heb. text) the firstborn Joel and the second Abijah (as 1Sa_8:2).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (26) The Hebrew text reads: “Elkanah his son—Elkanah—Zophai his…
(26) The Hebrew text reads: “Elkanah his son—Elkanah—Zophai his son,” &c. Zophai might mean the Zophite. The LXX. has (1Ch_6:25) “And sons of Elkanah, Amessi and Ahimoth;” (1Ch_6:26) “Elkanah his son, Souphi his son,” &c. So the Syriac. That this is correct appears from comparison of Heman’s pedigree (1Ch_6:35). The second Elkanah in 1Ch_6:26 is therefore an intrusion, due perhaps to some scribe who remembered 1Sa_1:1, where Zophim occurs just before Elkanah. In 1Ch_6:35 Elkanah is son of Mahath, son of Amasai. Perhaps Mahath is identical with the Ahimoth of 1Ch_6:25; if so, the true reading of 1Ch_6:25-26 would be: “And sons of Elkanah: Amasai his son, Ahimoth (Mahath) his son, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son,” &c. Zophai is to Zuph (1Ch_6:35) as Chelubai (1Ch_2:9) to Chelub (1Ch_4:11). Nahath looks like a transformation of Toah (1Ch_6:34), and Eliab (1Ch_6:27)—“El is father”—may be a by-form of Eliel (ibid.) “El is el.” Jeroham and Elkanah go back to Eliel in 1Ch_6:34, just as they spring from Eliab here. The two series again coincide.
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