1 Chronicles 26:8

8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.

1 Chronicles 26:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:8

All these of the sons of Obededom
And grandsons: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the
service;
men of fortitude of mind and strength of body, as before observed: were sixty two of Obededom:
that sprung from him, which the Jews F19 account for in an extravagant manner, as the effect of miraculous births.


FOOTNOTES:

F19 T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 63. 2. & 64. 1.

1 Chronicles 26:8 In-Context

6 Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers' houses, for they were men of great ability.
7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.
8 All these were of the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers, able men qualified for the service; sixty-two of Obed-edom.
9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.
10 And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),
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