Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
Parallel translations
- WEB Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
- BSB Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
- NKJV Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
- NASB Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
- NLT Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel.
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Quick answer
The line continues through Eliab, Jeroham, and Elkanah, this last being the father of Samuel. The genealogy now reaches Samuel's immediate family.
Overview
This Elkanah is the husband of Hannah and father of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1, 19-20). By tracing his Levitical ancestry, the Chronicler confirms that Samuel, though often associated with Ephraim by region, descended from Levi and was rightly devoted to sanctuary service. God's providence is seen in raising up Samuel from this faithful line to anoint Israel's first kings.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Sam 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
- 1 Sam 1:19–20And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
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