1 Chronicles 26:30
in 1 Chronicles 26From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIn all the business of the Lord - Every thing that concerned ecclesiastical matters. In the service of the king - Every thing that concerned civil affairs: see also 1Ch 26:32. Thus courts of ecclesiastical and civil judicature were established in the land; and due care taken to preserve and insure the peace of the Church, and the safety of the state; without which the public welfare could neither be secured nor promoted. Whatever affects religion in any country, must affect the state or government of that country: true religion alone can dispose men to civil obedience.
This site's exposition
the outside duties as officers and judges
on 1 Chronicles 26:29-32
Chenaniah's Izharites and Hashabiah's Hebronites serve outside the sanctuary “as officers and judges over Israel”. Hashabiah's command lies west of the Jordan, and Jerijah's reaches east into Gilead, where capable men were found in David's fortieth year. The two commands count 1,700 and 2,700 men.
This site's exposition
Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700
Hashabiah the Hebronite led 1,700 capable men west of the Jordan. Adam Clarke reads the work of the LORD as church affairs and the service of the king as civil affairs. Albert Barnes notes that Jerijah's Hebronites held the same charge east of the Jordan in verse 32.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
In allusion to this office, ministers are said to have the keys to the kingdom of heaven committed to them ( Matt. xvi. 19 ), that they may admit, and exclude, according to the law of Christ. Of several of those that were called to this service, it is taken notice of that they were mighty men of valour (
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And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The “business of the Lord” in the provinces would consist especially in the collection of the tithes, the redemption-money, and the free-will offerings of the people. It may perhaps have included some religious teaching. Compare 2Ch 17:7-9.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡י | lachevroni | to the Hebronite[s] | H2276 → | 6 times |
| חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩ | chashavyahu | Hashabiah | H2811 → | 15 times |
| וְאֶחָ֨יו | veechav | and relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חַ֜יִל | chayil | ability | H2428 → | 246 times |
| אֶ֣לֶף | ʾelef | one thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וּשְׁבַע־ | usheva'- | and seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| מֵא֗וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | [were] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּקֻדַּ֣ת | pekudat | [the] oversight of | H6486 → | 32 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מֵעֵ֥בֶר | meever | from [the] other side | H5676 → | 90 times |
| לַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | laiyarden | of the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| מַעְרָ֑בָה | ma'ravah | west -ward | H4628 → | 14 times |
| לְכֹל֙ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלֶ֣אכֶת | melekhet | [the] work of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְלַעֲבֹדַ֖ת | velaavodat | and to [the] service of | H5656 → | 145 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡יto the Hebronite[s]
lachevroniH2276 →6 times
חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩Hashabiah
chashavyahuH2811 →15 times
וְאֶחָ֨יוand relatives his
veechavH251 →630 times
בְּנֵי־sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
חַ֜יִלability
chayilH2428 →246 times
אֶ֣לֶףone thousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וּשְׁבַע־and seven
usheva'-H7651 →394 times
מֵא֗וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
עַ֚ל[were] over
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
פְּקֻדַּ֣ת[the] oversight of
pekudatH6486 →32 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מֵעֵ֥בֶרfrom [the] other side
meeverH5676 →90 times
לַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןof the Jordan
laiyardenH3383 →182 times
מַעְרָ֑בָהwest -ward
ma'ravahH4628 →14 times
לְכֹל֙to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
מְלֶ֣אכֶת[the] work of
melekhetH4399 →167 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְלַעֲבֹדַ֖תand to [the] service of
velaavodatH5656 →145 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 23:19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 24:23
From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
- 1 Chronicles 15:9
from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 24:23
Through
1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
it leads to
- Exodus 6:18
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- Numbers 26:58
These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
- Exodus 6:18
Through
1 Chronicles 27:17over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 24:4
Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 12:27–28
including Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, with 3,700 men,
- 1 Chronicles 24:31
As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family…
- 1 Chronicles 24:4
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.