SEV Biblia, Chapter 26:10
De Hosa, de los hijos de Merari: Simri el principal, (aunque no era el primogénito, mas su padre lo puso para que fuese cabeza);
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons , etc.] Who was a fellow porter of Obededom’s at the ark, ( 1 Chronicles 16:38). Simri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief) ; the firstborn being unfit for service, either through want of an intellectual capacity, or of strength of body, or through some defect or another; according to the Syriac version, he was dead; so some understand the words, he, the father, had no firstborn remaining or living. Ver. 11 . Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen .] Four sons, and nine brethren or kinsmen.
Matthew Henry Commentary
The offices of the Levites. --The porters and treasurers of the temple, had occasion for strengt and valour to oppose those who wrongly attempted to enter the sanctuary, and to guard the sacred treasures. Much was expended dail upon the altar; flour, wine, oil, salt, fuel, beside the lamps quantities of these were kept beforehand, besides the sacred vestment and utensils. These were the treasures of the house of God. Thes treasures typified the plenty there is in our heavenly Father's house enough and to spare. From those sacred treasuries, the unsearchabl riches of Christ, all our wants are supplied; and receiving from his fulness, we must give him the glory, and endeavour to dispose of ou abilities and substance according to his will. We have an account of those employed as officers and judges. The magistracy is an ordinanc of God for the good of the church, as truly as the ministry, and mus not be neglected. None of the Levites who were employed in the servic of the sanctuary, none of the singers or porters, were concerned in this outward business; one duty was enough to engage the whole man Wisdom, courage, strength of faith, holy affections, and constancy of mind in doing our duty, are requisite or useful for every station __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ולחסה 2621 מן 4480 בני 1121 מררי 4847 בנים 1121 שׁמרי 8113 הראשׁ 7218 כי 3588 לא 3808 היה 1961 בכור 1060 וישׂימהו 7760 אביהו 1 לראשׁ׃ 7218
