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and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

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A Link in the Chain

This verse, listing the names Elienai, Zillethai, and Eliel, is part of a larger genealogy. Commentator Charles Ellicott clarifies that these men are sons of Shimhi. He notes that "Shimhi" is the same Hebrew name as the more familiar "Shimei" found elsewhere in the Old Testament, connecting this family line to the broader biblical record.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 8:19–21

19th Century

Bishop

Nine sons of Shimhi (Shimei being the same as Shema). This is the same Hebrew name that, at 2 Samuel 16:5 and following, the Authorized…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 8:20

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 8:19).