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 strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 8All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were sixty and two of Obededom. And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. 10Also 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;) 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
• strongחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• menבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 26:9

• 1 Chronicles 26:1Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was 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