1 Chronicles 26:20
in 1 Chronicles 26Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
KJV
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe treasures of the house of God - Where the money was kept, which was to be expended in oblations for the temple. - Jarchi.
This site's exposition
over the treasures of the house of God
on 1 Chronicles 26:20-26
Ahijah is named first over the treasuries, then the text moves into the Gershonite and Kohathite branches that actually held the trust, Levites tracking money and dedicated gifts with the same by-family precision used for gates and courses. Shebuel, son of Gershom, son of Moses, is named ruler of the treasures, which John Gill reads as the first time in Chronicles that a descendant of Moses holds a post of honor and trust, an office reached through service rather than through his grandfather's name. Two treasuries are kept apart, the ordinary house treasury and the treasury of the dedicated things, because gifts set apart by vow needed an accounting distinct from what ran the building day to day.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
None of those Levites who were employed in the service of the sanctuary, none of the singers or porters, were concerned in this outward business; either one was enough to engage the whole man or it was presumption to undertake both. Their charge was both in all business of the Lord, and in the service of the kings,
And of the Levites,.... The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, 1Ch 26:
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
It is totally unknown and is introduced abruptly without further information; and lastly, Ahijah must have united in his own person those very offices of which the occupants are named in the verses that follow. The reading is incorrect. The Septuagint has this very suitable heading, "And their Levitical brethren over the treasures," &c. [BERTHEAU].
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| אֲחִיָּ֗ה | ʾachiyah | Ahijah | H281 → | 24 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [was] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ | ʾotzrot | [the] storehouses of | H214 → | 79 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת | uleotzerot | and to [the] storehouses of | H214 → | 79 times |
| הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ | hakodashim | the holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
אֲחִיָּ֗הAhijah
ʾachiyahH281 →24 times
עַל־[was] over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙[the] storehouses of
ʾotzrotH214 →79 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹתand to [the] storehouses of
uleotzerotH214 →79 times
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃the holy things
hakodashimH6944 →469 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
Malachi 3:10Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Proverbs 3:9–10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
- Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Deuteronomy 28:12
The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow…
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Through
1 Kings 7:51So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 5:1
So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and…
- 2 Chronicles 5:1
Through
Ezra 2:69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
it leads to
- Ezra 8:25–34
and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our…
- Ezra 8:25–34
Through
1 Chronicles 26:22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:8
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
- 1 Chronicles 23:8
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.