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1 Chronicles 26:30

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From 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.

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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

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

In 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

for the outward business over Israel

on 1 Chronicles 26:29-32

Chenaniah's Izharites and Hashabiah's Hebronites move outside the sanctuary altogether into civil office as judges and officers, one command on the west side of Jordan and another, under Jerijah, ranging east into Gilead where fighting men are found and enrolled in David's fortieth year. Chronicles sets these appointments beside the gatekeepers and treasurers because it does not separate sacred service from civil administration; both run through the same Levitical households under the same king. Nearly four thousand four hundred men across these two commands alone show how far David's ordering of the kingdom reached beyond the temple courts.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

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 of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

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 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.

  • 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.

Related verses

5 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Chronicles 27:17over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;4 works1 Chronicles 9:13and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.3 works1 Chronicles 23:12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.2 works1 Chronicles 23:19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.2 works2 Chronicles 19:11Note 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 the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”2 works

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 23:19

    The 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;

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 23:12

    The 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,

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 27:17

    over 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…

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Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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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.

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