1 Chronicles 26:11
in 1 Chronicles 26Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
KJV
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
strong men, eighteen
on 1 Chronicles 26:9-11
Meshelemiah's house counts eighteen strong men, a smaller family than Obed-edom's, and each is still named as an office holder rather than a bare number. Hosah of the Merarites is made chief over his own house though he was not the firstborn, his father's own choice standing where the law reserved the double portion for birth order, because the gatekeeper's post asked for fitness, not inheritance. Chronicles marks the exception because it wants qualification, not lineage alone, deciding who stands at the doors.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. Four sons, and nine brethren or kinsmen.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
watches corresponding to their brethren the chiefs of twenty-four watches.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חִלְקִיָּ֤הוּ | chilkiyahu | Hilkiah | H2518 → | 34 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִי֙ | hasheni | the second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| טְבַלְיָ֣הוּ | tevalyahu | Tebaliah | H2882 → | |
| הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י | hashelishi | the third | H7992 → | 107 times |
| זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ | zekharyahu | Zechariah | H2148 → | 43 times |
| הָרְבִעִ֑י | harevii | the fourth | H7243 → | 56 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בָּנִ֧ים | banim | [the] sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְאַחִ֛ים | veachim | and relatives | H251 → | 630 times |
| לְחֹסָ֖ה | lechosah | of Hosah | H2621 → | 5 times |
| שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה | sheloshah | [were] thir- | H7969 → | 432 times |
| עָשָֽׂר׃ | ʾasar | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
חִלְקִיָּ֤הוּHilkiah
chilkiyahuH2518 →34 times
הַשֵּׁנִי֙the second
hasheniH8145 →156 times
טְבַלְיָ֣הוּTebaliah
tevalyahuH2882 →
הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יthe third
hashelishiH7992 →107 times
זְכַרְיָ֖הוּZechariah
zekharyahuH2148 →43 times
הָרְבִעִ֑יthe fourth
hareviiH7243 →56 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בָּנִ֧ים[the] sons
banimH1121 →4930 times
וְאַחִ֛יםand relatives
veachimH251 →630 times
לְחֹסָ֖הof Hosah
lechosahH2621 →5 times
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה[were] thir-
sheloshahH7969 →432 times
עָשָֽׂר׃teen
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.