1 Chronicles 9:13

1 Chronicles 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
• New International Version (NIV)The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers' houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and their brethren, heads of their fathers’ houses—one thousand seven hundred and sixty. They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:13

11and Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah, grandson of Meshullam, and great-grandson of Zadok. Zadok’s father was Meraioth, the son of Ahitub (the official in charge of God’s temple). 12Also from the priests were Adaiah (son of Jeroham, grandson of Pashhur, and great-grandson of Malchiah) and Maasai (son of Adiel, grandson of Jahzerah, and great-grandson of Meshullam, whose father was Meshillemith, son of Immer). Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God’s temple and settled in Jerusalem. 14From the Levites descended from Merari were Shemaiah (son of Hasshub, grandson of Azrikam, and great-grandson of Hashabiah), 15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah (son of Mica, grandson of Zichri, and great-grandson of Asaph),

1 Chronicles 9:13 word by word

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗ם רָאשִׁים֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתָ֔ם אֶ֕לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֑ים גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי חֵ֔יל מְלֶ֖אכֶת עֲבוֹדַ֥ת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• very ableחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• for the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• of the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:13

• 1 Chronicles 26:6His son Shemaiah had sons who ruled their families because they were soldiers.
• Nehemiah 11:14Their relatives, who were warriors, totaled 128. The man in charge of them was Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And their brethren - What a prodigious number of ecclesiastics to perform the Divine service of one temple! no less than one thousand seven hundred and eighty able-bodied men! and this number is reckoned independently of the two hundred and twelve porters who served at the gates of the house of the Lord, 1 Chronicles 9:22.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The Chronicler explains how people and institutions returning from the exile in Babylon connected with the past. The Levites and priests are important in this summary of Israel. The Chronicler believes they were central to the nation's organization. They were vital to Israel's success as a nation with God as king. The Chronicler used ancient records from Moses and David (1 Chronicles 9:19–22) to describe each group's homeland and rank.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary