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1 Chronicles 26:6–7

Also to his son Shemaiah were sons born who were rulers in their fathers’ houses, for they were men of great ability. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.

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1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father’s family because they were very capable men. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Obed-edom’s son Shemaiah had sons with great ability who earned positions of great authority in the clan. Their names were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Their relatives, Elihu and Semakiah, were also very capable men.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born who governed their fathers’ houses, because they were men of great ability. The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers Elihu and Semachiah were able men.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable men. Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, Elihu, and Semakiah. Elihu, and Semakiah were skilled workers.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father’s house; for they were mighty men of valour. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

His son Shemaiah had sons who ruled their families because they were soldiers. Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, and Othni’s skilled brothers Rephael, Obed, Elzabad, as well as Elihu and Semachiah.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.

Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who exercised authority in their ancestral houses, for they were men of great ability. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were able men, Elihu and Semachiah.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And to Shemaiah his son were sons born who were rulers in the house of their father, for they were mighty warriors of ability. The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, whose brothers were sons of ability, Elihu and Semakiah.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

His son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their family. That’s because they were men of great ability. The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad. Elzabad’s brothers Elihu and Semakiah were also able men.

1 Chronicles 26:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.

The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were valiant men.


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