1 Chronicles 26:15

What does 1 Chronicles 26:15 mean?

Q: What does 1 Chronicles 26:15 mean?

1 Chronicles 26:15 reads, “To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the store-house.” Read it in seven English translations with cross-references and historical context on Devine Scripture.

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 26:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the store-house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the store-house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

To Obed-edom, that on the south; and to his sons, the store-house.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

to Obed-Edom southward, and to his sons, the house of the gatherings;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And to Obededom and his sons that towards the south: in which part of the house was the council of the ancients.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

to Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.

Context

v.14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

v.15This passage

v.16To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goeth up, watch against watch.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Chronicles 25:24
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
1 Chronicles 26:17
Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the store-house two and two.

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What does 1 Chronicles 26:15 mean?

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