And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

1 CHRONICLES 26:25KJV
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1 Chronicles 26:25 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 26:25 mean?

1 Chronicles 26:25 traces a family line through Eliezer, a son of Moses. The line ends with Shelomith, whose family is connected with the care of valuable things set apart for worship at God’s house.

The repeated phrase “his son” carries the reader from one generation to the next. Following the line named in verse 24, the phrase “his brethren” introduces related members of the family through Eliezer.

The Hebrew behind 1 Chronicles 26:25

  • “brethren” — אָח (ʾach): This word can mean brothers or, more broadly, relatives. Here it connects Eliezer’s line with the related family line mentioned just before it.
  • “son” — בֵּן (ben): This word can refer to a son or a later descendant. In a family list, the word marks descent, though it does not by itself settle every question about the number of generations involved.

Why 1 Chronicles 26:25 matters

  • The family line helps identify which Shelomith is being discussed. The following verse names Shelomith and his relatives as being in charge of stored valuables.
  • The list connects the work at God’s house with Moses’ family through Eliezer. The surrounding passage places that family among the Levites who had duties involving stored valuables.

Where else these words appear

“Rehabiah” Hebrew H7345 · used in 3 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
  • 1 Chronicles 24:21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

“Shelomith” Hebrew H8013 · used in 4 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
  • 1 Chronicles 24:22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
  • 1 Chronicles 26:26 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

“Shelomith” Hebrew H8019 · used in 8 verses

  • Leviticus 24:11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses:(and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
  • 1 Chronicles 23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
  • 1 Chronicles 26:28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

“Zichri” Hebrew H2147 · used in 12 verses

  • Exodus 6:21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.
  • 2 Chronicles 23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.