1 Chronicles 26:6

1 Chronicles 26:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
• New International Version (NIV)Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father’s family because they were very capable men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their fathers’ houses, because they were men of great ability.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:6

4And Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom. Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men. 7Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men. 8All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.

1 Chronicles 26:6 word by word

וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה בְנוֹ֙ נוֹלַ֣ד בָּנִ֔ים הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖ים לְבֵ֣ית אֲבִיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־גִבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• Also to his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
• were bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• who ruledמִמְשָׁלmimshâl · dominionH4474
• over their familiesאָב'âb · fatherH1
• over their familiesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• were strongגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• capable menחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:6

• 1 Chronicles 26:8All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
• 2 Chronicles 26:17Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.
• Nehemiah 11:14Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer; and his associates—128 mighty men of valor. Zabdiel son of Haggedolim was their overseer.
• 1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
• 2 Timothy 2:3Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They were mighty men of valor - They were not only porters or door-keepers in the ordinary sense of the word, but they were a military guard for the gates: and perhaps in this sense alone we are to understand their office.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. mighty men of valour--The circumstance of physical strength is prominently noticed in this chapter, as the office of the porters required them not only to act as sentinels of the sacred edifice and its precious furniture against attacks of plunderers or popular insurrection--to be, in fact, a military guard--but, after the temple was built, to open and shut the gates, which were extraordinarily large and ponderous.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:6

• Obed-Edom
• Shemaiah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• ObedEdom
• Shemaiah
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Obed-Edom
• Port; Porter
• Temple

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