1 Chronicles 26:26

26 That Shelomith, and his brethren, were over the treasures of the holy things, which David the king hallowed, and the princes of families, and the tribunes, and the centurions, and the dukes of the host, (This Shelomith, and his kinsmen, were over all the treasures of the holy things, which King David, and the leaders of the families, and the tribunes, and the centurions, and the leaders of the army, had dedicated, or had given,)

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 And Shebuel, the son of Gershom, son of Moses, was sovereign of the treasures; (Shebuel, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was in charge of the treasures/was in charge of the treasuries;)

25 and his brother, Eliezer (and his brother was Eliezer); whose son was Rehabiah; and his son was Jeshaiah; and his son was Joram; and his son was Zichri; but and his son was Shelomith.

26 That Shelomith, and his brethren, were over the treasures of the holy things, which David the king hallowed, and the princes of families, and the tribunes, and the centurions, and the dukes of the host, (This Shelomith, and his kinsmen, were over all the treasures of the holy things, which King David, and the leaders of the families, and the tribunes, and the centurions, and the leaders of the army, had dedicated, or had given,)

27 of the battles, and of the spoils of battles, which they hallowed to the reparation and purtenance of the temple of the Lord. (from the battles, and the spoils of battles, which they had dedicated for use in the Temple of the Lord /which they had dedicated for the upkeep of the Temple of the Lord.)

28 And Samuel, the prophet, hallowed all these things, and Saul, the son of Kish, and Abner, the son of Ner, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah; and all these hallowed those things by the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren. (And all those things which the prophet Samuel, and Saul, the son of Kish, and Abner, the son of Ner, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; indeed, all the dedicated things were under the hand of Shelomith, and his kinsmen.)