1 Chronicles 26:10

1 Chronicles 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
• New International Version (NIV)Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first),

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:10

8All these were sons of Obed-edom [in whose house the ark was kept], they and their sons and relatives, strong and able men for the service—sixty-two from Obed-edom. 9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen courageous men. Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first and chief (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first), 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; the sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all. 12To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given duties, like their relatives, to minister in the house of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 26:10 word by word

וּלְחֹסָ֥ה מִן־בְּנֵי־מְרָרִ֖י בָּנִ֑ים שִׁמְרִ֤י הָרֹאשׁ֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־הָיָ֣ה בְכ֔וֹר וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יהוּ לְרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also Hosahחֹסָהchôsâh · HosahH2621
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• Simriשִׁמְרִיshimrîy · ShimriH8113
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• he was not the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• yet his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:10

• 1 Chronicles 16:38and Obed-edom with his sixty-eight relatives; also Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
• 1 Chronicles 5:1Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father’s bed [with Bilhah his father’s concubine], his birthright was given to [Manasseh and Ephraim] the sons of Joseph [the favorite] son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:10

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Simri the chief ... though ... not the first-born--probably because the family entitled to the right of primogeniture had died out, or because there were none of the existing families which could claim that right.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:10

• Birthright
• Firstborn
• Hosah
• Shimri
• Simri

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Simri
• Adonijah
• Birthright
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Heir
• Merari
• Port; Porter

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary