1 tn Heb “and Achimoth.”
2 tc The consonantal Hebrew text (Kethib) has, “Elkanah, his son, Elkanah.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah.” The text probably originally read simply, “Elkanah his son.”
3 tc After the last named individual (“Elkanah” in v. 27) some LXX