1 Chronicles 6:22

22 The sons of Kehat: `Amminadav his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,

1 Chronicles 6:22 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 22-28. The sons of Kohath, Amminadab
The same with Izhar, ( 1 Chronicles 6:2 1 Chronicles 6:18 1 Chronicles 6:38 ) the posterity of his brethren, Amram, Hebron, and Uzziel, are omitted; and his genealogy is carried to a considerable length, for the sake of Samuel the prophet, who sprang from him: it stands thus, Korah, Assir, Elkanah, Ebiasaph, Assir, Tahath, Uriel, called Zephaniah, ( 1 Chronicles 6:36 ) Uzziah, the same with Azariah, ( 1 Chronicles 6:36 ) . Shaul, whose name is Joel, ( 1 Chronicles 6:36 ) then through the sons of Elkanah, before mentioned, Amasai, Ahimoth, called Mahath, ( 1 Chronicles 6:35 ) another Elkanah, Zophai, or Zuph, ( 1 Chronicles 6:35 ) . Nahath, the same with Toah, ( 1 Chronicles 6:34 ) and Tohu, ( 1 Samuel 1:1 ) , Eliab, called Eliel, ( 1 Chronicles 6:34 ) , and Elihu, ( 1 Samuel 1:1 ) , Jeroham, another Elkanah, the father of Samuel the prophet, whose firstborn was Vashni, and whose name also was Joel, ( 1 Chronicles 6:33 ) ( 1 Samuel 8:2 ) and so here it is read in the Syriac and Arabic versions:

and his second son Abiah.

1 Chronicles 6:22 In-Context

20 Of Gershom: Livni his son, Yachat his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Yo'ach his son, `Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Ye'aterai his son.

22 The sons of Kehat: `Amminadav his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,

23 Elkana his son, and Avi'asaf his son, and Assir his son,

24 Tachat his son, Uri'el his son, `Uzziyah his son, and Sha'ul his son.