1 Chronicles 6:36
in 1 Chronicles 6the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
KJV
The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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.
This site's exposition
the service of song
on 1 Chronicles 6:31-48
David set the singers apart only after the ark had rest, and their genealogies are traced with unusual care: Heman from Kohath's line back to Samuel and Korah, Asaph from Gershom's line standing at his right hand, and Ethan from Merari's line standing at his left. These three names stand behind dozens of Psalm titles, and Edersheim's Temple work traces the office to the Levitical standing recorded here rather than to any priestly rank. The Levites without a gift for song were not set aside; they were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle, the roles Aaron's sons alone could not fill.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶלְקָנָה֙ | ʾelkanah | Elkanah | H511 → | 21 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹאֵ֔ל | yoel | Joel | H3100 → | 20 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עֲזַרְיָ֖ה | ʾazaryah | Azariah | H5838 → | 49 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צְפַנְיָֽה׃ | tzefanyah | Zephaniah | H6846 → |
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֶלְקָנָה֙Elkanah
ʾelkanahH511 →21 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יוֹאֵ֔לJoel
yoelH3100 →20 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עֲזַרְיָ֖הAzariah
ʾazaryahH5838 →49 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
צְפַנְיָֽה׃Zephaniah
tzefanyahH6846 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdom (date contested)JoelProphet, son of Pethuel (Joel 1:1); his locust-plague oracle widens into the Day of the LORD and the promise of the Spirit poured…
- PersonJosiah's reign (c. 630s BC)ZephaniahProphet with the Twelve's longest pedigree (Zeph 1:1, four generations to Hizkiah); his book sweeps the Day of the LORD across the…
This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
