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1 Chronicles 26:9

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 26:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
1 Chronicles 26:9 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
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.
9And 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 first-born, yet his father made him chief),
11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
12Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen, etc.] He had seven sons, (<132601>1 Chronicles 26:1-3) and therefore must have eleven brethren or kinsmen.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Meshelemiah: Ch1 26:1, Ch1 26:14 1 Chronicles 26:10”
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