The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of memory and worship as 1 Chronicles unfolds its message.
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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 6:31-35.
Glossary
- Elkanah Person
- God-created. (1. ) The second son of Korah ( Ex. 6:24 ), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22 , 23, more correctly his grandson.
- Amasai Person
- Burdensome. (1. ) A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel ( 1 Chr. 6:25 , 35). (2. ) The leader of a body of men who joined David in the “stronghold,” probably of Adullam ( 1 Chr. 12:18 ).
- Mahath Person
- Grasping. (1. ) A Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah ( 1 Chr. 6:35 ). (2. ) Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of Hezekiah ( 2 Chr. 29:12 ).