1 Chronicles 26:27

27 They also gave some of the things they had taken in wars to be used in repairing the Temple of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 26:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:27

Out of the spoils won in battle did they dedicate to maintain
the house of the Lord.
] When it should be built; for as yet it was not; both to repair it when necessary, and to provide sacrifices for it; or to confirm, strengthen, and animate the heart of the king to build it, so some, and put it into the power of his hands to do it; so the Romans dedicated the best of their spoil, and laid it up in the temple of Jupiter Feretrius, after the example of Romulus, their first king ^F6; yea, sometimes out of the spoil they erected temples, as Tarquinius Superbus ^F7 did; or repaired and ornamented them, as the temple at Delphos, and others ^F8.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Vid. Valtrinum de re militar. Roman. l. 7. c. 21.
F7 Flori Hist. l. 1. c. 7.
F8 Vid. Strabo, Geograph. l. 6. p. 190. Liv. Hist. l. 10. c. 46.

1 Chronicles 26:27 In-Context

25 These were Shubael's relatives from Eliezer: Eliezer's son Rehabiah, Rehabiah's son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah's son Joram, Joram's son Zicri, and Zicri's son Shelomith.

26 Shelomith and his relatives were responsible for everything that had been collected for the Temple by King David, by the heads of families, by the commanders of a thousand men and of a hundred men, and by other army commanders.

27 They also gave some of the things they had taken in wars to be used in repairing the Temple of the Lord.

28 Shelomith and his relatives took care of all the holy items. Some had been given by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah.

29 Kenaniah was from the Izhar family. He and his sons worked outside the Temple as officers and judges in different places in Israel.