And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.
And to Meshelemiah are sons and brethren, sons of valour, eighteen;
— And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, men of valour, eighteen.
1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
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And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen,.... He had seven sons, 1Ch 26:1 and therefore must have eleven brethren or kinsmen.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
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1 Chronicles 26:1These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
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He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the…
Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
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The verses this one reaches2
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.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
