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1. Levite of the family of Kohath, father of Elkanah and a forefather of the prophet Samuel and Heman the singer. Heman was a musician in the sanctuary during David’s reign (1 Sm 1:1; 1 Chr 6:27, 34 OET CH1 6:27 · OET CH1 6:34).

Show passage in OET: SA1 1:1

OET-RV SA1 1:1

1 There was a man named Elkanah from Ramatayim -Tsofim who lived in the Efrati hill country. (He was an Efrati—the son of Yeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Tsuf.)

OET-LV SA1 1:1

1 And_he/it _was a _man one from the_Ramatayim Tsōfīm/(Zophim) from_hill of _ʼEfrayim and_his/its_name was_ʼElqānāh the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) the _son _of ʼElīhū the _son _of Toḩū the _son _of Tsūf/(Zuph) an _ʼEfrātī.

Show passage in OET: CH1 6:27; CH1 6:34

OET-RV CH1 6:27

27 Nahat’s son was Eliav. Eliav’s son was Yeroham. Yeroham’s son was Elkanah.

OET-RV CH1 6:34

• 34 Shmuel was Elkanah’s son.
• Elkanah was Yeroham’s son.
• Yeroham was Eliel’s son.
• Eliel was Toah’s son.

OET-LV CH1 6:12

12  ʼElīʼāⱱ his/its_son Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) his/its_son ʼElqānāh son _of_his.

OET-LV CH1 6:19

19  The _son _of ʼElqānāh the _son _of Yəroḩām the _son _of ʼElī^ʼēl the _son _of Toah.

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2. Benjamite whose sons lived in Jerusalem and were leaders among their people (1 Chr 8:27). He is perhaps identical with #3 below.

Show passage in OET: CH1 8:27

Combined passage: English CH1 8:26–27 (native CH1 8:26–27; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV CH1 8:26-27

26-27 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeroham, whose sons were Shamsheray, Sheharyah, Atalyah (Athaliah), Ya’areshyah, Eliyah (Elijah), and Zikri.

OET-LV CH1 8:27

27 And_Yaˊₐresh^yāh/(Jaareshiah) and_ʼĒliy^yāh and_Zikrī were_the _sons _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham).

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3. Benjamite and Ibneiah’s father. Ibneiah, head of his family, returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon (1 Chr 9:8).

Show passage in OET: CH1 9:8

OET-RV CH1 9:8

8 Yivneyah (Yeroham’s son), Elah (who was Uzi’s son, Uzi was Mikri’s son), and Meshulam (who was Shefatyah’s son, Shefatyah was Re’uel’s son, Re’uel was Yivniyah’s son).

OET-LV CH1 9:8

8 And_Yiⱱnə^yāh/(Ibneiah) the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) and_ʼĒlāh the _son _of ˊUzziy the _son _of Mikri and_Məshullām the _son _of Shəfaţ^yāh the _son _of Rəˊū^ʼēl the _son _of Yiⱱniy^yāh/(Ibnijah).

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4. Descendant of Pashhur and the father of Adaiah the priest. Adaiah returned to Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chr 9:12; Neh 11:12).

Show passage in OET: CH1 9:12

OET-RV CH1 9:12

12 Adayah (who was Yeroham’s son, Yeroham was Pashhur’s son, Pashhur was Malkiyah’s son), and Ma’asay (who was Adiel’s son, Adiel was Yahzerah’s son, Yahzerah was Meshulam’s son, Meshulam was Meshilemit’s son, Meshilemit was Imer’s son).

OET-LV CH1 9:12

12 And_ˊAdā^yāh the _son _of Yəroḩām the _son _of Pashḩūr the _son _of Malkīy^yāh and_Maˊₐsay the _son _of ˊAdī^ʼēl the _son _of Yaḩzērāh/(Jahzerah) the _son _of Məshullām the _son _of Məshillēmīt the _son _of ʼImmēr.

Show passage in OET: NEH 11:12

OET-RV NEH 11:12

12 There were 822 of them when their brothers who work in the temple were included.
• Adayah (son of Yeroham, son of Pelalyah, son of Amtsi, son of Zekaryah (Zechariah), son of Pashhur, son of Malkiyah).

OET-LV NEH 11:12

12 And_brothers _of_their who_did _of (of)_the_work of_house eight hundred(s) twenty and_two and_ˊAdā^yāh the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) the _son _of Pəlal^yāh the _son _of ʼAmʦī the _son _of Zəkar^yāh the _son _of Pashḩūr the _son _of Malkīy^yāh.

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5. Benjamite from Gedor whose two sons, Joelah and Zebadiah, came to David’s support at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:7).

Show passage in OET: CH1 12:7

OET-RV CH1 12:7

7 and Yoelah and Zevadyah (Yeroham’s sons, from Gedor city).

OET-LV CH1 12:8

8  And_Yōˊēʼlāh/(Joelah) and_Zəⱱad^yāh the _sons _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) from (the)_Gədor.

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6. Father of Azarel, the chief official of the Danites during David’s reign (1 Chr 27:22).

Show passage in OET: CH1 27:22

OET-RV CH1 27:22

• 22 Yeroham’s son Azarel was the leader of the tribe of Dan.
§ Those were the commanders of Yisrael’s (Israel) tribes.

OET-LV CH1 27:22

22 For_Dān ˊAzar^ʼēl the _son _of Yəroḩām/(Jeroham) these were_the _commanders _of the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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7. Father of Azariah, one of the commanders who was instrumental in removing Queen Athaliah from Judah’s throne to make way for Joash (Jehoash), the rightful claimant (2 Chr 23:1).

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