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, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. 6Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 8All these of the sons of Obed–edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed–edom. 9And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

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
• and Rephaelרְפָאֵלrephâ'êl · RephaelH7501
• and Obedעוֹבֵד‛ôbêd · ObedH5744
• Elzabadאֶלְזָבָד'elzâbâd · ElzabadH443
• whose brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• strongחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Elihuאֱלִיהוּ'ĕlîyhû 'ĕlîyhû' · ElihuH453
• and Semachiahסְמַכְיָהוּsemakyâhû · SemachiahH5565

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