Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 6:27
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text operates as a genealogical record tracing a descending ancestral line. It appears within a compiled chronicle documenting priestly and Levitical heritage for a post-exilic community.
The words — The phrase בְּנ֛/וֹ (be.N/o) literally means "his son" and repeats to mark each generational link. The verse ends with וּ/שְׁמוּאֵל (u./she.mu.'El), translating to "and Samuel," which terminates this specific branch of the list.
The thread — This line directly introduces Elkanah in 1 Samuel 1:1, who resides in Ramathaim-zophim. The narrative resumes in 1 Samuel 1:19 when Elkanah returns home after morning worship.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge the documented ancestry that establishes Samuel’s lineage. It demands recognition of the recorded generational sequence before any narrative or theological application.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Now 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.
- 1 Samuel 1:19 The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.