1 Chronicles 26:9

1 Chronicles 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
• New International Version (NIV)Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men—18 in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men.

Context of 1 Chronicles 26:9

7The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 8All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen. 10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief;) 11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

1 Chronicles 26:9 word by word

וְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּ בָּנִ֧ים וְאַחִ֛ים בְּנֵי־חָ֖יִל שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ סRead the interlinear

• Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּmeshelemyâh meshelemyâhû · MeshelemiahH4920
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• valiantחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:9

• 1 Chronicles 26:1For the courses of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites; Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 26:9

• 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 26:9

• Meshelemiah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Meshelemiah
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Kore
• Port; Porter
• Shallum (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