King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:9

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 12:10.

עֵ֖זֶרezerEzer. Compare H5827עֵזֶרnoun, proper name — “Ezer. Compare H5827”H5829Ezer, the name of four IsraelitesEzer. Compare H5827 (עֶזֶר).הָרֹ֑אשׁharoshthe headרֹאשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.עֹבַדְיָה֙ovadyahObadiahעֹבַדְיָהnoun, proper name — “Obadiah”H5662Obadjah, the name of thirteen IsraelitesObadiah.הַשֵּׁנִ֔יhashenithe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).אֱלִיאָ֖בeliavEliabאֱלִיאָבnoun, proper name — “Eliab”H446Eliab, the name of six IsraelitesEliab.הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁיhashlishithe thirdשְׁלִישִׁיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the third”, the ordinary formH7992third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)third (part, rank, time), three (years old).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-10) Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Young’s Literal Translation

Ezer the head, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

World English Bible

Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Darby Translation

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

Douay-Rheims

Ezer the chief, Obdias the second, Eliab the third,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-10) Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Aza the chief, Abdia the second, Eliab the third,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ʼΑζὰ ὁ ἄρχων, Ἀβδία ὁ δεύτερος, Ἐλιὰβ ὁ τρίτος,