1 Chronicles 6:22

22 The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah 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: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

22 The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son and Assir his son,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.