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.
7
Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also exceptional.
8
These all came from the line of Obed-Edom - all of them outstanding and strong. There were sixty-two of them.
9
Meshelemiah had eighteen sons and relatives who were outstanding.
10
The sons of Hosah the Merarite were Shimri (he was not the firstborn but his father made him first),
11
then Hilkiah, followed by Tabaliah and Zechariah. Hosah accounted for thirteen.
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