1 Chronicles 26:9

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.

1 Chronicles 26:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:9

And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen,
&c.] He had seven sons, ( 1 Chronicles 26:1-3 ) and therefore must have eleven brethren or kinsmen.

1 Chronicles 26:9 In-Context

7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.

9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.

10 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),

11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.