1 Chronicles 26:2

“Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,”

1 Chronicles 26:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Meshelemiahמְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּmeshelemyahu

Meshelemiah

Meshelemiah: a Levite gatekeeper of the family of Korah.

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had sonsבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzecharyahu

Zechariah

Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.

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the firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor

firstborn

The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.

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Jediaelיְדִיעֲאֵלyediael

Jediael

Jediael: the name of three Israelites: a son of Benjamin, one of David's mighty men, and a Levite gatekeeper. The name means "known by God."

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the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

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Zebadiahזְבַדְיָהוּzevadyahu

Zebadiah

Zebadiah: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has given."

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the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi

third

The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.

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Jathnielיַתְנִיאֵלyatniel

Jathniel

Jathniel: a Levite gatekeeper, son of Meshelemiah.

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the fourthרְבִיעִיrevii

fourth

What holds the place after the third.

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The context

1For the divisions of the gatekeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

2 · This verse (above)

3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

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