1 Chronicles 6:27-29

New English Translation

²⁷his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.^[a]

²⁸The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn^[b] and Abijah the second oldest.

²⁹The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,

1 Chronicles 6:27 tc After the last named individual (“Elkanah” in v. 27) some LXX mss insert the words “Samuel his son” to facilitate a transition to the following verse, which begins “and the sons of Samuel.” Among the English versions that include this added phrase are NAB, NIV, and NLT.
1 Chronicles 6:28 tc The Hebrew text lacks the name יוֹאֵל (yoʾel, “Joel”), which has probably dropped out due to homoioteleuton (note the last three letters of the preceding name שְׁמוּאֵל (sh^emuel, “Samuel”).

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