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

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. Meshelemiah had 18 sons and relatives. People respected them as men who could work well. 10From Merari's descendants there was Hosah. He had four sons: Shimri was his firstborn son. His father chose him to be the leader among his sons, but he was not the oldest of them. 11Hilkiah was Hosah's second son, Tebaliah was his third son and Zechariah was his fourth son. 13 men from among Hosah's sons and relatives worked as guards for the temple.

1 Chronicles 26:9 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּmeshelemyâh meshelemyâhû · MeshelemiahH4920
• had sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• strongחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:9

• 1 Chronicles 26:1These are the groups of guards for the entrances of the temple: From Korah's descendants there was Kore's son Meshelemiah, who was a descendant 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
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Kore
• 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