1 Chronicles 26:10

1 Chronicles 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
• New International Version (NIV)Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first),
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first),

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:10

8All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom. 9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were respected – eighteen in all. Hosah, one of the descendants of Merari, had sons: The firstborn Shimri (he was not actually the firstborn, but his father gave him that status), 11the second Hilkiah, the third Tebaliah, and the fourth Zechariah. All of Hosah’s sons and relatives numbered thirteen. 12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.

1 Chronicles 26:10 word by word

וּלְחֹסָ֥ה מִן־בְּנֵי־מְרָרִ֖י בָּנִ֑ים שִׁמְרִ֤י הָרֹאשׁ֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־הָיָ֣ה בְכ֔וֹר וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יהוּ לְרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also Hosahחֹסָהchôsâh · HosahH2621
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• Simriשִׁמְרִיshimrîy · ShimriH8113
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• he was not the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• yet his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:10

• 1 Chronicles 16:38including Obed-Edom and sixty-eight colleagues. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers.
• 1 Chronicles 5:1The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn – (Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:10

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Simri the chief ... though ... not the first-born--probably because the family entitled to the right of primogeniture had died out, or because there were none of the existing families which could claim that right.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 26:10

• Birthright
• Firstborn
• Hosah
• Shimri
• Simri

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Simri
• Adonijah
• Birthright
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Heir
• Merari

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