1 Chronicles 6:27 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 6:27 mean?

1 Chronicles 6:27 lists part of a family line, stating that Eliab was the father of Jeroham, who was the father of Elkanah. This verse is part of a genealogy showing the ancestry of a particular family in Israel.

This genealogy is found in a section where the writer is tracing the lineage of the Levites, the tribe responsible for temple duties. The names here are part of the family tree leading to Samuel, a major figure in Israel’s history. The verse helps establish the historical and religious credentials of Samuel’s family by showing their connection to the Levite tribe.

Where else these words appear

“Jeroham” Hebrew H3395 · used in 10 verses

1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
1 Chronicles 9:8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
1 Chronicles 27:22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.

“Eliab” Hebrew H446 · used in 20 verses

Numbers 1:9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
Numbers 16:12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
1 Samuel 17:28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.

“Elkanah” Hebrew H511 · used in 20 verses

Exodus 6:24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
1 Samuel 1:23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
1 Chronicles 6:34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,