1 Chronicles 26:10

And, Hosah of the sons of Merari, had sons,—Shimri the chief, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father, made him, chief.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

In Context

9And, Meshelemiah, had sons, and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen.

11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth,—all the sons and brethren of Hosah, were thirteen.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:38and Obed-edom with his brethren, sixty-eight,—and Obed-edom son of Jedithun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 26:2-20

The Officers of the Levites. ( b. c. Date.) 1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 4 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar… Read the whole commentary →

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