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

4Obed-Edom's sons were: Shemaiah (his firstborn son), Jehozabad (his second son), Joah (his third son), Sachar (his fourth son), Nethanel (his fifth son), 5Ammiel (his sixth son), Issachar (his seventh son) and Peullethai (his eighth son). God blessed Obed-Edom with those eight sons. Obed-Edom's son Shemaiah had four sons. They were called Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad. They were leaders in their clan, because they were brave men. People respected them very much. People also respected their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah. 8There were 62 descendants of Obed-Edom. People respected them, as well as their sons and their relatives. They could all do their work well.

1 Chronicles 26:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also unto Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• that ruledמִמְשָׁלmimshâl · dominionH4474
• throughout the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:6

• 1 Chronicles 26:8There were 62 descendants of Obed-Edom. People respected them, as well as their sons and their relatives. They could all do their work well.
• 2 Chronicles 26:17Azariah and 80 other brave priests of the Lord went into the temple after him.
• Nehemiah 11:14His friends were with him. They were 128 strong brave men from that clan. Haggedolim's son, Zabdiel, was the officer with authority over them.
• 1 Timothy 6:12Continue to believe God's true message. Be like someone who fights well to keep it safe. God has chosen you to live with him for ever. You stood in front of many people and said clearly that you believed in Jesus Christ. So live in a way that shows that you belong to him.
• 2 Timothy 2:3Be patient through the troubles that we Christians have. Be brave and strong, like a good soldier for 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
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Obed-Edom
• 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