1 Chronicles 12:6

6 Elkanah, Yishiyahu, 'Azar'el, Yo'ezer, Yashov'am the Korchi,

1 Chronicles 12:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 12:6

Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam,
the Korhites.
] Not Korahites, descendants of Levi, ( 1 Chronicles 9:19 ) , but the posterity of Korah a Benjaminite.

1 Chronicles 12:6 In-Context

4 Yishma'yah the Giv'oni, one of the strongest of the thirty and commander of the thirty,
5 (4b) Yirmeyah, Yachzi'el, Yochanan, Yozavad from G'derah,5 El'uzai, Yerimot, B'alyah, Sh'maryah, Sh'fatyah the Harufi,
6 Elkanah, Yishiyahu, 'Azar'el, Yo'ezer, Yashov'am the Korchi,
7 and Yo'elah and Z'vadyah the sons of Yerocham from G'dor.
8 From the Gadi a number of strong, brave, trained fighting men defected to David at the fortress in the desert. They could handle shield and spear, they were as fierce as lions, and they were as fast as deer on the hills:
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