Made him the chief — Not in inheriting the estate; (this was forbidden by the law) but in this service, for which he was better qualified than his elder brother.
Related Commentaries of 1 Chronicles 26:10
1 Chronicles 26:10
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)