1 Chronicles 9:9

“And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fiftie and sixe. All these men were chiefe of the fathers in the house of their fathers.”

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Other Translations for 1 Chronicles 9:9

And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
- King James Version

and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these {were} heads of fathers' {households} according to their fathers' houses.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers' `houses' by their fathers' houses.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And their brothers, in the list of their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were heads of families, listed by the names of their fathers.
- Basic English Bible

and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were chief fathers in their fathers' houses.
- Darby Bible

And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
- Webster's Bible

and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers' [houses] by their fathers' houses.
- World English Bible

And their brethren, according to their generations, [are] nine hundred and fifty and six. All these [are] men, heads of fathers, according to the house of their fathers.
- Youngs Literal Bible

and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for 1 Chronicles 9:9

Wesley's Notes for 1 Chronicles 9:9

9:9 And fifty - six - They are reckoned but nine hundred andtwenty - eight in #Neh 11:8|, either because there he mentions only thosethat were by lot determined to dwell at Jerusalem, to whom he here addsthose who freely offered themselves to it; or because some of the personsfirst placed there were dead, or removed from Jerusalem upon someemergent occasion.


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