1 Chronicles 26:20

20 Other Levites were responsible for guarding the treasuries of the Temple of God and for the places where the holy items were kept.

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 There were two guards at the western court and four guards on the road to the court.

19 These were the groups of the gatekeepers from the families of Korah and Merari.

20 Other Levites were responsible for guarding the treasuries of the Temple of God and for the places where the holy items were kept.

21 Ladan was Gershon's son and the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was a leader of one of the family groups.

22 His sons were Zetham and Joel his brother, and they were responsible for the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord.