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1 Chronicles 12:6

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 12:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
1 Chronicles 12:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
4and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,
5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,
6Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
8And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites.] Not Korahites, descendants of Levi, (<130919>1 Chronicles 9:19), but the posterity of Korah a Benjaminite.”
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