1 Chronicles 26:26

26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all of the treasures that had been set apart for God. King David had set those treasures apart. Some family leaders had also set them apart. They were the commanders of thousands of men and commanders of hundreds. The treasures had also been set apart by other army commanders.

1 Chronicles 26:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:26

Which Shelomith
The last mentioned in the lineage from Eliezer, the younger son of Moses:

and his brethren;
or kinsmen:

were over all the treasures of the dedicated things;
which had been devoted for the service of God, and of the temple particularly:

which David the king had dedicated;
out of the spoils he took in war, see ( 2 Samuel 8:11 ) ,

the chief fathers;
princes of tribes, and heads of families:

the captains over thousands and hundreds;
in the several tribes of the kingdom, and were concerned in the administration of justice to the people:

and the captains of the host, had dedicated;
of the army, out of the spoils in victory that came to their share, see ( Numbers 31:48 Numbers 31:50 ) as follows.

1 Chronicles 26:26 In-Context

24 Shubael was from the family line of Moses' son Gershom. Shubael was the officer in charge of the treasures.

25 His relatives through Eliezer included his son Rehabiah. Jeshaiah was Rehabiah's son. Joram was Jeshaiah's son. Zicri was Joram's son. And Shelomith was Zicri's son.

26 Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all of the treasures that had been set apart for God. King David had set those treasures apart. Some family leaders had also set them apart. They were the commanders of thousands of men and commanders of hundreds. The treasures had also been set apart by other army commanders.

27 Some of the goods that had been taken in battle were set apart to repair the LORD's temple.

28 The prophet Samuel had set apart some things for God. Saul, the son of Kish, had set apart other things. So had Abner, the son of Ner. And so had Joab, the son of Zeruiah. All of those things and all of the others that had been set apart were taken care of by Shelomith and his relatives.