6 And Shemaiah his son had sons, rulers over the family of their father, for they were able men.
And the angel of the Lord came before his eyes, and said to him, The Lord is with you, O man of war.
Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.
All these were sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men and strong for the work; sixty-two sons of Obed-edom.
And Azariah the priest went in after him, with eighty of the Lord's priests, who were strong men;
Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.
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Commentary on 1 Chronicles 26 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 26
We have here an account of the business of the Levites. That tribe had made but a very small figure all the time of the judges, till Eli and Samuel appeared. But when David revived religion the Levites were, of all men, in the greatest reputation. And happy it was that they had Levites who were men of sense, fit to support the honour of their tribe. We have here an account,
1Ch 26:1-19
Observe,
1Ch 26:20-28
Observe,
1Ch 26:29-32
All the offices of the house of God being well provided with Levites, we have here an account of those that were employed as officers and judges in the outward business, which must not be neglected, no, not for the temple itself. The magistracy is an ordinance of God for the good of the church as truly as the ministry is. And here we are told,