1 Chronicles 26:20-32

Treasurers and Other Officials

20 And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of ¹the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.

21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: ²Jehieli.^[a]

22 ³The sons of Jehieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

23 ⁴Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites--

24 and ⁵Shebuel the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was chief officer in charge of the treasuries.

25 His brothers: from ⁶Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, and his son ⁷Jeshaiah, and his son Joram, and his son Zichri, and his son ⁸Shelomoth.

26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that David the king and the heads of the fathers' houses and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds and the commanders of the army ⁹had dedicated.

27 From spoil won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the LORD.

28 Also all that ¹⁰Samuel the seer and Saul the son of Kish and Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated--all dedicated gifts were in the care of ¹¹Shelomoth^[b] and his brothers.

29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to ¹²external duties for Israel, ¹³as officers and judges.

30 Of the Hebronites, ¹⁴Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 men of ability, had the oversight of Israel westward of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.

31 Of the Hebronites, ¹⁵Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites of whatever genealogy or fathers' houses. (In the fortieth year of David's reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at ¹⁶Jazer in Gilead.)

32 King David appointed him and his brothers, 2,700 men of ability, heads of fathers' houses, to have the oversight of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites for everything pertaining to God and for ¹⁷the affairs of the king.

1 Chronicles 26:20-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 26

In this chapter we have a further account of the disposition and distribution of the Levites, to serve in other offices, as of porters at the several gates of the temple, for which they cast lots, 1Ch 26:1-19 of others, as over the treasures of the house of the Lord, 1Ch 26:20-28, and of others that were appointed judges in the land, to administer justice to the people, 1Ch 26:29-32.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 22, 24, 26; 1 Chronicles 28:12; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 10:38
• 2. [1 Chronicles 29:8]
• 3. [1 Chronicles 23:8]
• 4. 1 Chronicles 23:12
• 5. 1 Chronicles 23:16; [1 Chronicles 24:20]
• 6. [1 Chronicles 23:17]
• 7. [1 Chronicles 24:21]
• 8. [1 Chronicles 23:18]
• 9. 2 Samuel 8:11
• 10. 1 Chronicles 29:29; See 1 Samuel 9:9
• 11. [See ver. 25 above]
• 12. Nehemiah 11:16
• 13. 1 Chronicles 23:4; See Deuteronomy 16:18
• 14. 1 Chronicles 27:17
• 15. 1 Chronicles 24:23; [1 Chronicles 23:19]
• 16. 1 Chronicles 6:81; Numbers 21:32; Joshua 21:39
• 17. 2 Chronicles 19:11

Footnotes

• [a]. The Hebrew of verse 21 is uncertain
• [b]. Hebrew Shelomith