1 Chronicles 26:20

The Treasurers and Other Officials

20 Their fellow Levites were[a] in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.

1 Chronicles 26:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
ESV
20 And of the Levites, Ahijah had charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated gifts.
NLT
20 Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the LORD .
MSG
20 Other Levites were put in charge of the financial affairs of The Temple of God.
CSB
20 From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God's temple and the treasuries for what had been dedicated.

1 Chronicles 26:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:20

And of the Levites
The rest of the Levites, as the Gershonites, Amramites, Izharites, and Hebronites, ( 1 Chronicles 26:21 1 Chronicles 26:23 ) .

Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God;
as the tithes, vessels, vestments, wine, and oil, and other things; such an one was Phinehas at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by Vespasian, who being taken, showed and delivered the priests' garments, and many other precious things and sacred ornaments under his care F5: and over the treasures of the dedicated things; voluntarily devoted for sacrifices and repairs of the temple; and this Ahijah had the care of each of those at first, which afterwards were divided, and put under the care of different persons.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 Joseph. de Bell. Jud. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 3.

1 Chronicles 26:20 In-Context

18 As for the court to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court itself.
19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
20 Their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.
21 The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
22 the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the temple of the LORD.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 24:5
  • 2. 1 Chronicles 28:12

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Septuagint; Hebrew "As for the Levites, Ahijah was"
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