According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse is part of a list of names that shows us the family tree of important people in the Bible, helping us understand where they came from. It teaches us that families and history matter, and God knows each person by name.
1 Chronicles 6:36: The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
This verse lists a different ancestry for Meraioth, providing a conflicting genealogical lineage compared to 1 Chronicles 6:36.
1 Chronicles 6:26: [As for] Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, [Zophai: or, Zuph]