1 Chronicles 26:20

20 Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God's temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God.

1 Chronicles 26:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:20

And of the Levites
The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, ( 1 Chronicles 26:21 1 Chronicles 26:23 ) .

Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God;
as the tithes, vessels, vestments, wine, and oil, and other things; such an one was Phinehas at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Vespasian, who being taken, showed and delivered the priests' garments, and many other precious things and sacred ornaments under his care ^F5: and over the treasures of the dedicated things; voluntarily devoted for sacrifices and repairs of the temple; and this Ahijah had the care of each of those at first, which afterwards were divided, and put under the care of different persons.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Joseph. de Bell. Jud. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 3.

1 Chronicles 26:20 In-Context

18 At the courtyard on the west there were four Levites at the gateway to the palace and two at the courtyard itself.

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers among Korah's and Merari's descendants.

20 Ahijah, a Levite, was in charge of the treasuries in God's temple and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God.

21 [There were also] the descendants of Ladan, who was descended from Gershon. [Those who served] for Ladan, the descendant of Gershon, were the heads of Ladan's families: Jehiel

22 [and] Jehiel's sons Zetham and Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries in the LORD's temple.