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 of these descendants of Obed-edom, including their sons and grandsons—sixty-two of them in all—were very capable men, well qualified for their work. 9Meshelemiah’s eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men. Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest. 11His other sons included Hilkiah (the second), Tebaliah (the third), and Zechariah (the fourth). Hosah’s sons and relatives, who served as gatekeepers, numbered thirteen in all. 12These divisions of the gatekeepers were named for their family leaders, and like the other Levites, they served at the house of the Lord.

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 16:38This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers.
• 1 Chronicles 5:1The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.

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
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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