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1 Chronicles 26:32

in 1 Chronicles 26

Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

This verse in 1 Chronicles 26

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
Rulers - This term is somewhat too strong. The same kind of office was assigned to Jerijah and his brethren in the trans-Jordanic region as to Hashabiah and his brethren in western Palestine 1Ch 26:30, namely, a superintendence over religious matters and over the interests of the king.

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

Among Jerijah’s relatives there were

Jerijah's relatives were set over Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh. Albert Barnes places their charge east of the Jordan, matching Hashabiah's in the west. John Wesley reads the matters of God as gathering gifts for the temple and seeing the laws of God kept among the people.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Of the Lord - In all things which concerned the house or worship of God; to take care that such monies as were given towards building the temple, or towards the sacrifices and other holy ministrations should be gathered and received, and faithfully sent up to Jerusalem; and to see to the execution of all the laws of God among the people.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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 his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Some, it is likely, applied themselves to the affairs of religion, others to secular affairs; and so, between both, God and the king were well served. It is happy with a kingdom when its civil and sacred interests are thus interwoven and jointly minded and advanced.

The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאֶחָ֣יוand relatives his

    veechavH251 →630 times

  • בְּנֵי־[were] sons of

    benei-H1121 →4930 times

  • חַ֗יִלability

    chayilH2428 →246 times

  • אַלְפַּ֛יִםtwo thousand

    ʾalpayimH505 →505 times

  • וּשְׁבַ֥עand seven

    usheva'H7651 →394 times

  • מֵא֖וֹתhundred<s>

    meotH3967 →581 times

  • רָאשֵׁ֣י[the] heads of

    rasheiH7218 →599 times

  • הָאָב֑וֹתthe fathers

    haavotH1 →1212 times

  • וַיַּפְקִידֵ֞םand he appointed them

    vaiyafkidemH6485 →303 times

  • דָּוִ֣ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • עַל־over

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הָראוּבֵנִ֤יthe Reubenite[s]

    horuveniH7206 →18 times

  • וְהַגָּדִי֙and the Gadite[s]

    vehagadiH1425 →16 times

  • וַחֲצִי֙and [the] half of

    vachatziH2677 →125 times

  • שֵׁ֣בֶט[the] tribe of

    shevetH7626 →190 times

  • הַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔יthe Manassite[s]

    hamnashiH4520 →

  • לְכָל־to every

    lekholH3605 →5413 times

  • דְּבַ֥ר<the> matter of

    devarH1697 →1440 times

  • הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים<the> God

    haelohimH430 →2601 times

  • וּדְבַ֥רand [the] matter of

    udevarH1697 →1440 times

  • הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 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…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 24:5–6

      Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 15:12

    And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel,…

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 35:6

      Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”

    • 1 Chronicles 15:14

      So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

    • Romans 12:1–2

      Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 23:24

    These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.

    it leads to

    • Numbers 10:17

      Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

    • 1 Chronicles 23:3

      The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

    • Numbers 10:21

      Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 19:11

    Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to…

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 19:8

      Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

Where this verse is studied

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.