1 Chronicles 26:27

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


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 His brothers: from Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomoth.
26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of the dedicated gifts that King David, and the heads of families, and the officers of the thousands and the hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.
27 From booty won in battles they dedicated gifts for the maintenance of the house of the Lord.
28 Also all that Samuel the seer, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated—all dedicated gifts were in the care of Shelomoth and his brothers.
29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.
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