Common English Bible

1 Chronicles 26:4-10 Common English Bible (CEB)

4. Obed-edom’s family: Shemaiah the oldest, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth. God truly blessed him.

6. To his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their household, because they were valiant men.

7. Shemaiah’s family: Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, and his relatives, Elihu and Semachiah, who were valiant men.

8. All these were members of Obed-edom’s family, they, their sons, and their relatives. They were valiant and strong in their service, 62 men belonging to Obed-edom.

9. Meshelemiah’s family and relatives, valiant men, numbered 18.

10. Hosah, one of Merari’s family, also had a family: Shimri the first (though he wasn’t the oldest, his father gave him that status),