1 Chronicles 26:2
in 1 Chronicles 26Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the first-born, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
KJV
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah
on 1 Chronicles 26:1-3
The porters open with the Korhites, the family descended from Korah, whose rebellion against Moses in Numbers 16 destroyed the man but not his sons, as Numbers 26:11 states directly, the children of Korah died not. Meshelemiah heads a house of seven named sons, counted the way Chronicles counts gatekeepers, singers and priests alike, as holders of an accountable office rather than an anonymous labor pool. The sons of Korah also lend their name to a cluster of psalms, so this one family serves the sanctuary in more than a single capacity across the Old Testament record.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn,.... And six more, who are mentioned in their order: Jediael, Zebadiah, and Jathniel, Elam, Jehohanan, and Elioenai.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Of the divisions of the gate sentries: of the Korahites They do not rotate, but they distributed them according to the gates, and they later cast lots [to determine] who would serve at this gate and who at another gate. In this way it is explained further (verses 13-19).
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
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ | velimshelemyahu | and [belonged] to Meshelemiah | H4920 → | 4 times |
| בָּנִ֑ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| זְכַרְיָ֤הוּ | zekharyahu | Zechariah | H2148 → | 43 times |
| הַבְּכוֹר֙ | habekhor | the firstborn | H1060 → | 122 times |
| יְדִֽיעֲאֵ֣ל | yediael | Jediael | H3043 → | 6 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | hasheni | the second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| זְבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ | zevadyahu | Zebadiah | H2069 → | 9 times |
| הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י | hashelishi | the third | H7992 → | 107 times |
| יַתְנִיאֵ֖ל | yatniel | Jathniel | H3496 → | |
| הָרְבִיעִֽי׃ | harevii | the fourth | H7243 → | 56 times |
וְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּand [belonged] to Meshelemiah
velimshelemyahuH4920 →4 times
בָּנִ֑יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
זְכַרְיָ֤הוּZechariah
zekharyahuH2148 →43 times
הַבְּכוֹר֙the firstborn
habekhorH1060 →122 times
יְדִֽיעֲאֵ֣לJediael
yediaelH3043 →6 times
הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second
hasheniH8145 →156 times
זְבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙Zebadiah
zevadyahuH2069 →9 times
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יthe third
hashelishiH7992 →107 times
יַתְנִיאֵ֖לJathniel
yatnielH3496 →
הָרְבִיעִֽי׃the fourth
hareviiH7243 →56 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
1 stopEach 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
1 Chronicles 9:21Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 26:14
The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
- 1 Chronicles 26:14
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.