1 Chronicles 26:9

9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able 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, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.

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

9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, able men, eighteen.

10 Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, his father made him chief),

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