1 Chronicles 26:32
in 1 Chronicles 26Among 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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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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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
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 Awakening4 voices
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.
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,....
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶחָ֣יו | veechav | and relatives his | H251 → | 630 times |
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | [were] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חַ֗יִל | chayil | ability | H2428 → | 246 times |
| אַלְפַּ֛יִם | ʾalpayim | two thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וּשְׁבַ֥ע | usheva' | and seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֣י | rashei | [the] heads of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הָאָב֑וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַיַּפְקִידֵ֞ם | vaiyafkidem | and he appointed them | H6485 → | 303 times |
| דָּוִ֣יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָראוּבֵנִ֤י | horuveni | the Reubenite[s] | H7206 → | 18 times |
| וְהַגָּדִי֙ | vehagadi | and the Gadite[s] | H1425 → | 16 times |
| וַחֲצִי֙ | vachatzi | and [the] half of | H2677 → | 125 times |
| שֵׁ֣בֶט | shevet | [the] tribe of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| הַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔י | hamnashi | the Manassite[s] | H4520 → | |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | to every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| דְּבַ֥ר | devar | <the> matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וּדְבַ֥ר | udevar | and [the] matter of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
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 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 24:31As 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.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5–6
Through
1 Chronicles 15:12And 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.
- 2 Chronicles 35:6
Through
1 Chronicles 23:24These 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.
- Numbers 10:17
Through
2 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…
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.
- 2 Chronicles 19:8
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
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.
