1 Chronicles 26:10
8 All these were descendants of Obed-edom; they and their sons and brothers were capable men with strength to do the work—62 in all from Obed-edom.
9 Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all.
Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.
12 These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
- KJV
- 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;)
- WEB
- Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),
- ASV
- Also 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),
- DARBY
- And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head;
- BLB
- And to Hosah of the sons of Merari [were] sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him the first),
- ÅB
- Sønnene til Hosa, som hørte til Meraris barn, var: Simri, overhodet - for vel var han ikke den førstefødte, men hans far satte ham til å være overhode -
- OTB
- Også Hosa, en av Meraris sønner, hadde sønner:
Sjimri den første (selv om han ikke var den førstefødte, gjorde hans far ham til den første), - B1930
- Sønnene til Hosa, som hørte til Meraris barn, var: Simri, overhodet - for vel var han ikke den førstefødte, men hans far satte ham til å være overhode -
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1 Chronicles 16:38
along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
Read in context1 Chronicles 5:1–2
These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
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