1 Chronicles 26 · Verse 6

1 Chronicles 26:6

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

1 Chronicles 26:6, King James Version

1 Chronicles 26:6 in other translations

BSB	Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.
WEB	Sons were also born to Shemaiah his son, who ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
ASV	Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.
YLT	And to Shemaiah his son have sons been born, who are ruling throughout the house of their father, for they are mighty of valour.
DARBY	And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.
BBE	And Shemaiah his son had sons, rulers over the family of their father, for they were able men.
Webster	Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valor.

What does 1 Chronicles 26:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. mighty men of valour--The circumstance of physical strength is prominently noticed in this chapter, as the office of the porters required them not only to act as sentinels of the sacred edifice and its precious furniture against attacks of plunderers or popular insurrection--to be, in fact, a military guard--but, after the temple was built, to open and shut the gates, which were extraordinarily large and ponderous.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 They were mighty men of valor - They were not only porters or door-keepers in the ordinary sense of the word, but they were a military guard for the gates: and perhaps in this sense alone we are to understand their office.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 26:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הve.lish.ma'.Yahand to ShemaiahH8098

בְנוֹ֙ve.Noson hisH1121

נוֹלַ֣דno.Ladit was bornH3205

בָּנִ֔יםba.NimsonsH1121

הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖יםha.mi.sha.Limthe rulersH4474

לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitof [the] house ofH1004

אֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.Hemfather theirH1

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588

גִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.rei[were] mighty [men] ofH1368

חַ֖יִלCha.yilabilityH2428

הֵֽמָּה\׃He.mahtheyH1992

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 26:6

Judges 6:12
And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Nehemiah 11:14
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
1 Chronicles 26:8
All these of the sons of Obed–edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed–edom.
1 Chronicles 12:28
And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.
2 Timothy 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2 Chronicles 26:17
And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men:
2 Samuel 2:7
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

mighty men of valour.They were not only porters, or door keepers, in the ordinary sense of the word, but they were a military guard to the gate, as Dr. Delaney suggests that the word {shöârim} should be rendered here: and perhaps in this sense alone are we to understand their office, which appears to have been of considerable dignity, and conferred only on men of the first rank. They were appointed to attend the temple, to guard all the avenues to it, to open and shut all the outer gates, and attend at them, not only for state but for service. They were also required to direct and instruct those who were going to worship in the courts of the sanctuary in the conduct they were to observe, to encourage those who were timid, to send back the strangers and unclean, and to guard against thieves and others who were enemies to the house of God.
8; 12:28; Jud 6:12; 2Sa 2:7; *marg:
2Ch 26:17; Ne 11:14; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 2:3

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Context

1 Chronicles 26:5
Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
1 Chronicles 26:6
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
1 Chronicles 26:7
The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

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1 Chronicles 26:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	También de Semeías su hijo nacieron hijos que fueron señores sobre la casa de sus padres; porque eran varones muy valerosos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	– Et à Shemahia, son fils, naquirent des fils qui gouvernèrent dans la maison de leur père, car ils étaient hommes forts et vaillants.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Schemaja, seinem Sohne, wurden Söhne geboren, welche in dem Hause ihres Vaters herrschten, denn sie waren tapfere Männer.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Semei autem filio ejus nati sunt filii, præfecti familiarum suarum: erant enim viri fortissimi.