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1 Chronicles 26:31

in 1 Chronicles 26

As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers’ houses. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

KJV

Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

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 Awakening3 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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A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), that is, the last year of his reign. We should be so much the more industrious to do good as we can see the day approaching. If we live to enjoy the fruit of our labours, grudge it not to those that shall come after us.

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Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites,....

The words behind it

17 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.

  • לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִי֙to the Hebronite[s]

    lachevroniH2276 →6 times

  • יְרִיָּ֣הJeriah

    yeriyahH3404 →3 times

  • הָרֹ֔אשׁ[was] the chief

    haroshH7218 →599 times

  • לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֥יof the Hebronite[s]

    lachevroniH2276 →6 times

  • לְתֹלְדֹתָ֖יוto generations his

    letoledotavH8435 →39 times

  • לְאָב֑וֹתof fathers

    leavotH1 →1212 times

  • בִּשְׁנַ֨תin [the] year of

    bishnatH8141 →877 times

  • הָֽאַרְבָּעִ֜יםthe forty

    haarbaimH705 →136 times

  • לְמַלְכ֤וּתof [the] reign of

    lemalkhutH4438 →91 times

  • דָּוִיד֙David

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • נִדְרָ֔שׁוּthey were investigated

    nidrashuH1875 →164 times

  • וַיִּמָּצֵ֥אand it was found

    vaiyimatze'H4672 →455 times

  • בָהֶ֛םamong them

    vahem

  • גִּבּ֥וֹרֵיmighty [men] of

    giboreiH1368 →158 times

  • חַ֖יִלability

    chayilH2428 →246 times

  • בְּיַעְזֵ֥ירat Jazer

    beya'zeirH3270 →

  • גִּלְעָֽד׃of Gilead

    giladH1568 →134 times

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

Related verses

9 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 23:19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.5 works2 Samuel 5:4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.4 worksJoshua 21:39Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.3 works1 Kings 2:11The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.2 works1 Chronicles 29:27The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.2 works1 Chronicles 6:81Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.2 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 16:9So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.2 works1 Chronicles 24:23From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.2 worksNehemiah 12:27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.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 Kings 2:11

    The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 5:4–5

      David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 29:26–27

      David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 29:27

    The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 2:11

      The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

    • 1 Chronicles 3:4

      These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 6:81

    Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 21:39

      Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

    • Numbers 32:37

      The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

    • Song of Solomon 7:4

      Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.

  • 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.

About 1 Chronicles

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