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1 Chronicles 26:6

in 1 Chronicles 26

Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.

KJV

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

This verse in 1 Chronicles 26

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Also unto Shemaiah his son,.... His firstborn, 1Ch 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.

This site's exposition

Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second

on 1 Chronicles 26:4-8

Obed-edom is the man who housed the ark, and two generations later his line stands at the gates. Verse 5 gives the reason, “For God had blessed Obed-edom”. Matthew Henry and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown both trace this household to the blessing of 2 Samuel 6:11-12.

This site's exposition

his son Shemaiah were born

Shemaiah is the firstborn of Obed-edom from verse 4. His sons became heads of their families, and verse 6 calls them strong, capable men. John Gill notes that the gates required such men, to guard the temple night and day and to turn away rioters.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

They were mighty men of valor - 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.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הand to Shemaiah

    velishma'yahH8098 →41 times

  • בְנוֹ֙son his

    venoH1121 →4930 times

  • נוֹלַ֣דit was born

    noladH3205 →496 times

  • בָּנִ֔יםsons

    banimH1121 →4930 times

  • הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםthe rulers

    hamishalimH4474 →

  • לְבֵ֣יתof [the] house of

    leveitH1004 →2046 times

  • אֲבִיהֶ֑םfather their

    ʾavihemH1 →1212 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • גִבּ֥וֹרֵי[were] mighty [men] of

    giboreiH1368 →158 times

  • חַ֖יִלability

    chayilH2428 →246 times

  • הֵֽמָּה׃they

    hemahH1992 →553 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Timothy 2:3

    Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 12:2–3

      Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…

    • James 1:12

      Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

    • 2 Timothy 4:5

      But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

    • 2 Timothy 1:8

      So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

    • Ephesians 6:11–18

      Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 12:28

    and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 6:8

      Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

    • 2 Samuel 8:17

      Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

  • Through

    2 Samuel 2:7

    Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

    it leads to

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.