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the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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1 Chronicles 26:6

Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were courageous men of ability.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Obed-Edom;   Shemaiah;  

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Shemaiah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ashdod;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Obed-Edom;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vnto Semeia, his sonne, were sonnes borne, that ruled in the house of their father: for they were men of might.
Darby Translation
And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.
New King James Version
Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their fathers' houses, because they were men of great ability.
Literal Translation
Also sons were born to Shemaiah, who ruled for the house of their father; for they were mighty warriors.
Easy-to-Read Version
Obed Edom's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah also had sons. His sons were leaders in their father's family because they were brave soldiers.
World English Bible
Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
King James Version (1611)
Also vnto Shemaiah his sonne were sonnes borne, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
King James Version
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And vnto Semaia his sonne there were sonnes borne also, which bare rule in the house of their fathers: for they were mightie valeaunt men.
American Standard Version
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
Bible in Basic English
And Shemaiah his son had sons, rulers over the family of their father, for they were able men.
Update Bible Version
Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
Webster's Bible Translation
Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they [were] mighty men of valor.
New English Translation
His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.
Contemporary English Version
Shemaiah was the father of Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semachiah. They were all respected leaders in their clan.
Complete Jewish Bible
To his son Sh'ma‘yah were born sons who ruled over their father's clan, because they were strong, brave men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And to Shemaiah his sonne, were sonnes borne, that ruled in the house of their father, for they were men of might.
George Lamsa Translation
Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who ruled over the house of their fathers; for they were mighty men of valour.
Hebrew Names Version
Also to Shemayah his son were sons born, who ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valour.
New Living Translation
Obed-edom's son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan.
New Life Bible
To his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over their father's house. They were strong, able men with strength of heart.
New Revised Standard
Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who exercised authority in their ancestral houses, for they were men of great ability.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And to Samaias his son were born the sons of his first-born, chiefs over the house of their father, for they were mighty.
English Revised Version
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
Berean Standard Bible
Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, to Shemaiah his son, were born sons, who bare rule to their ancestral house, - for, heroes of valour, were they.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to Semei his son were born sons, heads of their families: for they were men of great valour.
Lexham English Bible
And to Shemaiah his son were sons born who were rulers in the house of their father, for they were mighty warriors of ability.
English Standard Version
Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability.
New American Standard Bible
Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were valiant mighty men.
New Century Version
Obed-Edom's son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father's family because they were capable men.
Good News Translation
Obed Edom's oldest son, Shemaiah, had six sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semachiah. They were important men in their clan because of their great ability; the last two were especially talented.
Christian Standard Bible®
Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe to Semeye, his sone, weren borun sones, souereyns of her meynees; for thei weren ful stronge men.
Young's Literal Translation
And to Shemaiah his son have sons been born, who are ruling throughout the house of their father, for they [are] mighty of valour.
Revised Standard Version
Also to his son Shemai'ah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability.

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

mighty men of valour: They were not only porters, or door keepers, in the ordinary sense of the word, but they were a military guard to the gate, as Dr. Delaney suggests that the word shoarim should be rendered here, and perhaps in this sense alone are we to understand their office, which appears to have been of considerable dignity, and conferred only on men of the first rank. They were appointed to attend the temple, to guard all the avenues to it, to open and shut all the outer gates, and attend at them, not only for state but for service. They were also required to direct and instruct those who were going to worship in the courts of the sanctuary in the conduct they were to observe, to encourage those who were timid, to send back the strangers and unclean, and to guard against thieves and others who were enemies to the house of God. 1 Chronicles 26:8, 1 Chronicles 12:28, Judges 6:12, 2 Samuel 2:7, *marg. 2 Chronicles 26:17, Nehemiah 11:14, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 2:3

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 9:13 - very able men 1 Chronicles 26:30 - men of valour 1 Chronicles 26:32 - men of valour

Cross-References

Genesis 20:1
Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also unto Shemaiah his son,.... His firstborn, 1 Chronicles 26:4

were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father; were heads of families, eminent and principal men:

for they were mighty men of valour; which their office sometimes required them to be, to guard the temple at night as well as day from thieves and robbers, and to hinder resolute men entering in, unfit for it, and seize on rioters, and quell tumults raised.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 26:6. They were mighty men of valour. — They were not only porters or door-keepers in the ordinary sense of the word, but they were a military guard for the gates: and perhaps in this sense alone we are to understand their office.


 
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