1 Chronicles 26:31

31 Jeriah was the leader of the descendants of Hebron. In the fortieth year that David was king, an investigation was made of the family line of Hebron's descendants, and outstanding soldiers belonging to this family were found living at Jazer in the territory of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 26:31 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:31

Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the
Hebronites
The posterity of Hebron, the son of Kohath:

according to the generations of his fathers;
a principal man in the families that descended from his ancestors:

in the fortieth year of the reign of David;
which was the last year of his reign, in which year all the above things were done; the distribution of the priests into their classes and courses, and so of the Levites, singers, and porters; as well as the appointment of those several judges and officers employed in divers parts of the land: and particularly in this year those

Hebronites were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men
of valour, at Jazer of Gilead;
a city on the other side Jordan, which belonged to the tribe of Gad, see ( Numbers 21:32 ) ( Numbers 32:1 Numbers 32:3 Numbers 32:35 ) .

1 Chronicles 26:31 In-Context

29 Among the descendants of Izhar, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned administrative duties: keeping records and settling disputes for the people of Israel.

30 Among the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and seventeen hundred of his relatives, all outstanding men, were put in charge of the administration of all religious and civil matters in Israel west of the Jordan River.

31 Jeriah was the leader of the descendants of Hebron. In the fortieth year that David was king, an investigation was made of the family line of Hebron's descendants, and outstanding soldiers belonging to this family were found living at Jazer in the territory of Gilead.

32 King David chose twenty-seven hundred outstanding heads of families from Jeriah's relatives and put them in charge of administering all religious and civil matters in Israel east of the Jordan River - the territories of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh.