1 Chronicles 26:11 meaning and explanation

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah numbered 13 in all.

1 Chronicles 26:11, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse continues the list of gatekeepers for the temple, here naming the sons of Hosah, a Merarite Levite. The Chronicler is organizing the families who would guard the entrances to the house of the LORD, and verse 10 has just explained that Shimri, though not the firstborn, was appointed first by his father.

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