'Brethren' in the Bible

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah.

For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

And their brethren of their fathers houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.

And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand.

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.

and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers houses by their fathers houses.

and their brethren, heads of their fathers houses, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

And the porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum was the chief),

And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.

And their brethren, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

And some of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath.

And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

And they were there with David three days, eating and drinking; for their brethren had made preparation for them.

And David said unto all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and if it be of Jehovah our God, let us send abroad every where unto our brethren that are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us;

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers houses of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto the place that I have prepared for it.

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

and with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;

and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers;

and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon,

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife .

and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Jehovah.

These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in singing unto Jehovah, even all that were skilful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve:

the third to Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

for the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.

The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.

And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah.

And his brethren: of Eliezer came Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

This Shelomoth and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers houses , the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated, whosoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brethren.

Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.

And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred, heads of fathers houses , whom king David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.

of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.