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1 Chronicles 26:9

Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen courageous men.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Meshelemiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Meshelemiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Shallum;   Shelemiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammiel;   Chronicles, I;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Nethinim;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Meshelemiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Meshelemi'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Korahites;   Kore;   Meshelemiah;   Shallum (1);   Valiant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Meshelemiah also had sons and relatives who were capable men—eighteen.
Hebrew Names Version
Meshelemyah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.
King James Version
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
English Standard Version
And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
New Century Version
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were skilled workers. In all, there were eighteen.
New English Translation
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were respected—eighteen in all.
New American Standard Bible
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen valiant men.
World English Bible
Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And of Meshelemiah sonnes and brethren, eighteene mightie men.
Legacy Standard Bible
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen men of valor.
Berean Standard Bible
Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men-18 in all.
Contemporary English Version
Eighteen descendants of Meshelemiah were chosen for this work.
Complete Jewish Bible
Meshelemyahu had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.
Darby Translation
—And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen.
Easy-to-Read Version
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were powerful men. In all there were 18 sons and relatives.
George Lamsa Translation
And Meshelemiahs eldest son had sons, mighty men, eighteen.
Good News Translation
Meshelemiah's family furnished eighteen qualified men.
Lexham English Bible
And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, sons of ability, eighteen.
Literal Translation
And to Meshelemiah were sons and brothers, mighty sons: eighteen.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Meselemia had children and brethren which were stronge men, euen eightene.
American Standard Version
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
Bible in Basic English
Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen able men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Meselemiahu had sonnes and brethren, actiue men, eyghteene.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
King James Version (1611)
And Meshelemiah had sonnes and brethren, strong men, eighteene.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Mosellemia had eighteen sons and brethren, mighty men.
English Revised Version
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli of Mellesemeye, the sones and britheren, ful stronge, `weren eiytene.
Update Bible Version
And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
New King James Version
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, eighteen able men.
New Living Translation
Meshelemiah's eighteen sons and relatives were also very capable men.
New Life Bible
Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, eighteen strong and able men.
New Revised Standard
Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Meshelemiah, had sons, and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Meselemia, and their brethren strong men, were eighteen.
Revised Standard Version
And Meshelemi'ah had sons and brethren, able men, eighteen.
Young's Literal Translation
And to Meshelemiah [are] sons and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, 18 valiant men.

Contextual Overview

1For the divisions of the gatekeepers: Of the Korahites: Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh. 4Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God had blessed him. 6Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were courageous men of ability. 7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were courageous and able men, Elihu and Semachiah. 8All these were sons of Obed-edom [in whose house the ark was kept], they and their sons and relatives, strong and able men for the service—sixty-two from Obed-edom. 9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen courageous men.10Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the first and chief (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Meshelemiah: 1 Chronicles 26:1, 1 Chronicles 26:14

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen,.... He had seven sons, 1 Chronicles 26:1 and therefore must have eleven brethren or kinsmen.


 
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