and Hebron, and Uzziel. 19The sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. 20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son; [1]21Joah his son, [2]Iddo his son, Zerah his son, [3]Jeatherai his son. 22The sons of Kohath; [4]Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son; 23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son; 24Tahath his son, [5]Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. 26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; [6]Zophai his son, and [7]Nahath his son; [8]27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
19. Mahli and Mushi] xxiii. 21, xxiv. 26; Ex. vi. 19. Mushi is probably a derivative of Moses. For discussion of this point and of other evidence (cp. vv. 16, 17) indicating a relationship between the Levites and clans from south Judah, see Ency. Brit.11, s.v. Levites, vol. xvi. p. 513.
20, 21. A Pedigree from Gershom.
20, 21. See notes on vv. 39—43.
22—28. The Sons of Kohath to Samuel.
22—28. See notes on vv. 33—38.
22. Amminadab] In Ex. vi. 23, the father-in-law of Aaron. Perhaps an error here for Izhar (LXX.A), through whom the line is traced in ver. 38, as in Num. xvi. 1.
23. Assir his son; Elkanah] perhaps redundant here, or omitted in ver. 37, where Ebiasaph is the son of Korah.
24. Shaul] apparently corresponds with Joel, ver. 36. The difference in Heb. is slight, and might easily arise in transcription. Shaul is to be taken as father of Elkanah (cp. ver. 36), although the connection is strangely omitted.
26. As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son] Read simply, following LXX., Elkanah his son; Zophai his son.
Zophai] From Zophai to Samuel's sons the list can be compared not only with vv. 33—35 but with 1 Sam. i. 1 and with viii. 2. Such differences as appear in corresponding names are doubtless due to transcriptional errors.
27. Elkanah his son] add probably, Samuel his son.
