1Chr 26:10 Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:10
10: Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest.
1 Chronicles 16:38
- This group included Obed-edom (son of Jeduthun), Hosah, and sixty-eight other Levites as gatekeepers.
1 Chronicles 5:1
- The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father's concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.
- It was the descendants of Judah that became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.