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Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.
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Family in Service
The verse states that Hosah's family group consisted of thirteen men. Commentator John Gill clarifies this number was composed of four sons and nine other kinsmen or "brethren." This detail underscores how service to God in the temple was often a family affair, involving both immediate and extended relatives working together.
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1 Chronicles
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