1 Chronicles 26:26

26 This Shelomith^[a] and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for what had been dedicated by King David,^[b] by the heads of families who were the commanders of the thousands and of the hundreds, and by the army commanders.

1 Chronicles 26:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:26

Which Shelomith
The last mentioned in the lineage from Eliezer, the younger son of Moses:

and his brethren;
or kinsmen:

were over all the treasures of the dedicated things;
which had been devoted for the service of God, and of the temple particularly:

which David the king had dedicated;
out of the spoils he took in war, see ( 2 Samuel 8:11 ) ,

the chief fathers;
princes of tribes, and heads of families:

the captains over thousands and hundreds;
in the several tribes of the kingdom, and were concerned in the administration of justice to the people:

and the captains of the host, had dedicated;
of the army, out of the spoils in victory that came to their share, see ( Numbers 31:48 Numbers 31:50 ) as follows.

1 Chronicles 26:26 In-Context

24 Shebuel, a descendant of Moses' son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

25 His relative through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.

26 This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for what had been dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of the thousands and of the hundreds, and by the army commanders.

27 They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the Lord's temple.

28 All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

Footnotes

• [a]. Many Hb mss; MT, LXX read Shelomoth
• [b]. 1 Ch 18:7-11