Meaning
Elkanah, or Elkonah (God-provided).
1. Son, or rather grandson, see (1Chr 6:22; 1Chr 6:23) (1Chr 6:7, 8) of Korah, according to (Exodus 6:24)
2. A descendant of the above in the line of Ahimoth, otherwise Mahath, (1Chr 6; 26,35; Hebr 11:20
3. Another Kohathite Levite, father of Samuel the illustrious judge and prophet. (1Chr 6:27; 1Chr 6:34) (B.C. about 1190.) All that is known of him is contained in the above notices and in (1Sam 1:1; 1Sam 1:4; 1Sam 1:8; 1Sam 1:19; 1Sam 1:21; 1Sam 1:23) and 1Sam 2:11, 20
4. A Levite. (1Chronicles 9:16)
5. A Korhite who joined David while he was at Ziklag. (1Chronicles 12:6) (B.C. 1054.)
6. An officer in the household of Ahaz king of Judah, who was slain by Zichri the Ephraimite when Pekah invaded Judah. (2Chronicles 28:7) (B.C. 739.)
