1 Chronicles 9:13
New International Version
The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.

New Living Translation
In all, 1,760 priests returned. They were heads of clans and very able men. They were responsible for ministering at the house of God.

English Standard Version
besides their kinsmen, heads of their fathers’ houses, 1,760, mighty men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Berean Standard Bible
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

King James Bible
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

New King James Version
and their brethren, heads of their fathers’ houses—one thousand seven hundred and sixty. They were very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

New American Standard Bible
and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 competent men for the work of the service of the house of God.

NASB 1995
and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

NASB 1977
and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Legacy Standard Bible
and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 mighty men of valor for the work of the service of the house of God.

Amplified Bible
and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760—very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Christian Standard Bible
and their relatives, the heads of their ancestral families—1,760 in all. They were capable men employed in the ministry of God’s temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of households. They were capable men employed in the ministry of God’s temple.

American Standard Version
and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And their brothers were Heads of the house of their fathers, one thousand and seven hundred and sixty mighty men of the army, workers of the work of the house of LORD JEHOVAH.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and their brethren, chiefs of their families, a thousand seven hundred and sixty, mighty men for the work of the ministration of the house of God.

Contemporary English Version
There was a total of 1,760 priests, all of them family leaders in their clan and trained in the work at the temple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their brethren heads in their families re thousand seven hundred and threescore, very strong and able men for the work of the ministry in the house of God.

English Revised Version
and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God's temple and settled in Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
The priests who were heads of families totaled 1,760. They were experts in all the work carried on in the Temple.

International Standard Version
along with 1,760 of their relatives, who were leaders of their ancestral households, valiant and qualified to serve in the Temple of God.

JPS Tanakh 1917
and their brethren, heads of their fathers' houses, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Literal Standard Version
And their brothers, heads of the house of their fathers, [are] one thousand and seven hundred and sixty, mighty in valor, for the work of the service of the house of God.

Majority Standard Bible
and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

New American Bible
Their brothers, heads of their ancestral houses, were one thousand seven hundred and sixty, valiant in the work of the service of the house of God.

NET Bible
Their relatives, who were leaders of their families, numbered 1,760. They were capable men who were assigned to carry out the various tasks of service in God's temple.

New Revised Standard Version
besides their kindred, heads of their ancestral houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty, qualified for the work of the service of the house of God.

New Heart English Bible
and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

World English Bible
and their brothers, heads of their fathers’ houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; they were very able men for the work of the service of God’s house.

Young's Literal Translation
And their brethren, heads to the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty, mighty in valour, are for the work of the service of the house of God.

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Context
The People of Jerusalem
12Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God. 14From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 9:12
Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

1 Chronicles 9:14
From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;


Treasury of Scripture

And their brothers, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and three score; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 26:6,30,32
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men 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.

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1 Chronicles 9
1. The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies
2. The Israelites
10. The priests
14. and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem
27. The charge of certain Levites
35. The stock of Saul and Jonathan














(13) And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers.--We can hardly suppose so many as 1,760 priestly clans dwelling in the holy city. Either the phrase "heads of their father-houses" belongs to the last verse, and has been accidentally brought into its present position; or in this instance it means simply "heads of single families;" or "their brethren, heads of their (respective) clans," refers to other father-houses not mentioned by name, and the number 1,760 refers to all the guilds and clans of 1Chronicles 9:10-13, and should be separated from the preceding phrase by a semicolon. This last explanation is probably right. The total number given in Nehemiah 11:10-14 for the priests is 1,192. (See Note on 1Chronicles 9:9.)

Very able men.--See Margin, and 1Chronicles 7:9.

For the work.--"For" is wanting in the Hebrew. Perhaps "doers of" (Nehemiah 11:13) has Mien out. . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and 1,760
אֶ֕לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

of their relatives,
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗ם (wa·’ă·ḥê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

the heads
רָאשִׁים֙ (rā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7218: The head

of their families,
לְבֵ֣ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

able
חֵ֔יל (ḥêl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

men
גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי (gib·bō·w·rê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

for the work
מְלֶ֖אכֶת (mə·le·ḵeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

of the service
עֲבוֹדַ֥ת (‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind

of the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of God.
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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