1 Chronicles 3:24

The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler continues a Davidic genealogy by listing the seven sons of Elioenai, a descendant of Neariah, as part of a historical record of royal and priestly ancestry.

The words — The text opens with בְּנֵי (bene) meaning sons, followed by אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי (Elioenai), a proper name literally meaning God sees, establishing the patriarchal head of this specific branch.

The thread — This genealogical pattern appears throughout 1 Chronicles 1–9 and traces forward to the Davidic lineage recorded in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, where Eliashib reappears in Ezra 2:36 and Nehemiah 12:10.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that covenant continuity is maintained through documented, ordinary names rather than miraculous events alone.

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The Hebrew words

וּבְנֵ֣יu./ve.Neiand/ [the] sons of אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֗י'el.yo.'ei.NaiElioenai הוֹדַוְיָ֡הוּho.day.va.huHodaviah וְאֶלְיָשִׁ֡יבve./'el.ya.Shivand/ Eliashib וּפְלָיָ֡הu./fe.la.Yahand/ Pelaiah וְ֠עַקּוּבVe./'a.kuvand/ Akkub וְיוֹחָנָ֧ןve./yo.cha.Nanand/ Johanan וּדְלָיָ֛הu./de.la.Yahand/ Delaiah וַעֲנָ֖נִיva./'a.Na.niand/ Anani שִׁבְעָֽה׃ סshiv.'Ahseven

King James Version

And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

People named

ElioenaiAkkubAnaniDelaiahEliashibHodaviahJohananPelaiah