1 Chronicles 26:9

1 Chronicles 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
• New International Version (NIV)Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men—18 in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:9

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. Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all. 10Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first), 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.

1 Chronicles 26:9 word by word

וְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּ בָּנִ֧ים וְאַחִ֛ים בְּנֵי־חָ֖יִל שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ סRead the interlinear

• Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּmeshelemyâh meshelemyâhû · MeshelemiahH4920
• also had sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• who were capableחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• 18שְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• 18עָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:9

• 1 Chronicles 26:1These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:9

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121Ch 26:1-12. Divisions of the Porters. 1-2. Concerning the divisions of the porters--There were four thousand (1Ch 23:6), all taken from the families of the Kohathites and Merarites (1Ch 26:14), divided into twenty-four courses--as the priests and musicians. Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph--Seven sons of Meshelemiah are mentioned (1Ch 26:2), whereas eighteen are given (1Ch 26:9), but in this latter number his relatives are included.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:9

• Meshelemiah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Meshelemiah
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Kore
• Port; Porter
• Shallum (1)

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