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1 Chronicles 26:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for [though] he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)

1 Chronicles 26:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 26:10

Theological / Devotional

His father made him the chief. That is, made him “fratriarch” among his brethren, with the right to exercise authority over them. This was in addition to the rights that usually accompanied the birthright (see The Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. III, No. 1, pp. 9, 10).

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