1 Chronicles 26:9

Easy-to-Read Version

Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were powerful men. In all there were 18 sons and relatives.

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.

Amplified Bible
Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, eighteen courageous men.

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.

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

¹ These are the groups of the gatekeepers from the Korah family: There was Meshelemiah, son of Kore. Kore was from the family of Asaph. ² Meshelemiah had sons. Zechariah was the oldest son. Jediael was the second son. Zebadiah was the third son. Jathniel was the fourth son. ³ Elam was the fifth son. Jehohanan was the sixth son. And Eliehoenai was the seventh son. ⁴ Obed Edom had sons. His oldest son was Shemaiah. Jehozabad was his second son. Joah was his third son. Sacar was his fourth son. Nethanel was his fifth son. ⁵ Ammiel was his sixth son, Issachar his seventh son, and Peullethai his eighth son. God really blessed Obed Edom. ⁶ Obed Edom's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah also had sons. His sons were leaders in their father's family because they were brave soldiers. ⁷ Shemaiah's sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semakiah. Elzabad's relatives were skilled workers. ⁸ 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. ⁹ Meshelemiah had sons and relatives who were powerful men. In all there were 18 sons and relatives. ¹⁰ These are the gatekeepers from the Merari family: Hosah, son of Merari, chose his son Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not the oldest son.

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.