1 Chronicles 26:7

1 Chronicles 26:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers Elihu and Semachiah were able men.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:7

5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him. 6Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor. The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were valiant men. 8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their relatives were able men with strength for the service, 62 from Obed-edom. 9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, 18 valiant men.

1 Chronicles 26:7 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה עָ֠תְנִי וּרְפָאֵ֨ל וְעוֹבֵ֧ד אֶלְזָבָ֛ד אֶחָ֖יו בְּנֵי־חָ֑יִל אֱלִיה֖וּ וּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
• Othniעׇתְנִי‛othnîy · OthniH6273
• Rephaelרְפָאֵלrephâ'êl · RephaelH7501
• Obedעוֹבֵד‛ôbêd · ObedH5744
• and Elzabadאֶלְזָבָד'elzâbâd · ElzabadH443
• whose brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• Elihuאֱלִיהוּ'ĕlîyhû 'ĕlîyhû' · ElihuH453
• and Semachiahסְמַכְיָהוּsemakyâhû · SemachiahH5565
• were valiantחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:7

• 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 26:7

• Elihu
• Elzabad
• Obed
• Obed-Edom
• Othni
• Rephael
• Semachiah
• Shemaiah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Elihu
• Obed
• ObedEdom
• Othni
• Rephael
• Shemaiah
• Adonijah
• David
• Elihu (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