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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

1 Chronicles 26:8

All these were descendants of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength to do the work-62 in all from Obed-edom.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Obed-Edom;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Obed-Edom;   Rephael;   Shemaiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elihu;   Obed Edom;   Othni;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Obed-Edom;   Shallum;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammiel;   Chronicles, I;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Nethinim;   Obed-Edom;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Obededom ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Obed-Edom;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and relatives; they were capable men with strength for the work—sixty-two from Obed-edom.
Hebrew Names Version
All these were of the sons of `Oved-'Edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service; sixty-two of `Oved-'Edom.
King James Version
All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obededom.
English Standard Version
All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.
New Century Version
All these were Obed-Edom's descendants. They and their sons and relatives were capable men and strong workers. Obed-Edom had sixty-two descendants in all.
New English Translation
All these were the descendants of Obed-Edom. They and their sons and relatives were respected men, capable of doing their responsibilities. There were sixty-two of them related to Obed-Edom.
Amplified Bible
All 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.
New American Standard Bible
All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and relatives were able men with strength for the service, sixty-two from Obed-edom.
World English Bible
All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All these were of the sonnes of Obed Edom, they and their sonnes and their brethren mightie and strong to serue, euen three score & two of Obed Edom.
Legacy Standard Bible
All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their relatives were valiant men with strength for the service, sixty-two from Obed-edom.
Contemporary English Version
There were sixty-two descendants of Obed-Edom who were strong enough to be guards at the temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
These were all from the sons of ‘Oved-Edom, they and their sons and brothers, men of ability and strength for service, sixty-two from ‘Oved-Edom.
Darby Translation
All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, were sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
Easy-to-Read Version
All these men were Obed Edom's descendants. These men and their sons and relatives were powerful men. They were good guards. Obed Edom had 62 descendants.
George Lamsa Translation
All these were of the sons of Ober-edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men with strength for the service of the sanctuary, sixty-two sons of Ober-edom.
Good News Translation
Obed Edom's family furnished a total of sixty-two highly qualified men for this work.
Lexham English Bible
All these from the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons, and their brothers were men of ability with strength for service; sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
Literal Translation
All these were the sons of Obed-edom. They and their sons and their brothers were mighty men with strength for service. Sixty two were of Obed-edom.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
all these were of the children of ObedEdom.
American Standard Version
All 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.
Bible in Basic English
All these were sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men and strong for the work; sixty-two sons of Obed-edom.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All these were of the children of Obed Edom: they and their children, and their brethren, actiue men and of strength to do seruice, euen threescore and two of Obed Edom.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All 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.
King James Version (1611)
All these of the sonnes of Obed-Edom: they and their sonnes and their brethren, able men for strength for the seruice, were threescore and two of Obed-Edom.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All these were of the sons of Abdedom, they and their sons and their brethren, doing mightily in service: in all sixty-two born to Abdedom.
English Revised Version
All 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle these weren of the sones of Obededom; thei and her sones and britheren, ful stronge men for to serue, two and sixti of Obededom.
Update Bible Version
All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.
Webster's Bible Translation
All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, [were] sixty and two of Obed-edom.
New King James Version
All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men with strength for the work: sixty-two of Obed-Edom.
New Living Translation
All 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.
New Life Bible
All these were sons of Obed-edom. They and their sons and brothers were able men with strength for the work. There were sixty-two men from Obed-edom.
New Revised Standard
All these, sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, were able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All these, were of the sons of Obed-edom, they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service, - sixty-two, pertaining to Obed-edom.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All these of the sons of Obededom: they, and their sons, and their brethren most able men for service, sixty-two of Obededom.
Revised Standard Version
All these were of the sons of O'bed-e'dom with their sons and brethren, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of O'bed-e'dom.
Young's Literal Translation
all these [are] of the sons of Obed-Edom; they, and their sons, and their brethren, men of valour with might for service, [are] sixty and two of Obed-Edom.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their relatives were able men with strength for the service, 62 from Obed-edom.

Contextual Overview

1These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one 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, and Eliehoenai the seventh. 4And Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, 5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. For God had blessed Obed-edom. 6Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men. 7Shemaiah's sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men. 8All these were descendants of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength to do the work-62 in all from Obed-edom.9Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men-18 in all. 10Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

able men: Matthew 25:15, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 1 Peter 4:11

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 9:19 - keepers of the entry 1 Chronicles 13:13 - Obededom 1 Chronicles 15:18 - Obededom 1 Chronicles 26:6 - mighty men of valour

Cross-References

Genesis 26:18
Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
Genesis 26:19
Then Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.
Judges 5:28
Sisera's mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?'
Proverbs 7:6
For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
Ecclesiastes 9:9
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life which has been given to you under the sun-all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
Song of Solomon 2:9
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a groom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All these of the sons of Obededom,.... And grandsons:

they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service; men of fortitude of mind and strength of body, as before observed: were

sixty two of Obededom: that sprung from him, which the Jews s account for in an extravagant manner, as the effect of miraculous births.

s T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 63. 2. & 64. 1.


 
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