The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
- KJV And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
- NKJV And the sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.
- NASB And the sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
- NLT The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Their descendants became the clans of Korah.
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Quick answer
The sons of Korah are listed as heads of the Korahite families. Despite Korah's rebellion, his line endures in Israel's worship.
Overview
These descendants of Korah become an enduring family among the Levites, and remarkably, after Korah's judgment his sons did not perish (Numbers 26:11). The Korahites later serve as gatekeepers and singers, and several psalms bear their name. That a rebel's line is preserved and used in worship displays God's mercy, foreshadowing the gospel hope that grace can redeem even those born under judgment.
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- 1 Chr 6:22–23The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
- 1 Sam 1:1Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- Num 16:32and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
- Num 16:1Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
- 1 Chr 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- Ps 84:1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
- 1 Chr 6:27–28Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
- Num 26:9–11and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
- Exod 6:21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
- 1 Chr 6:37–38the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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