1 Chronicles 27:17

17 Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was sovereign to the Levites; Zadok was sovereign to Aaronites;

1 Chronicles 27:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 27:17

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:16).

1 Chronicles 27:17 In-Context

15 In the twelfth month, the twelfth prince was Heldai (the) Netophathite, of the generation of Othniel (of the sons of Othniel), and four and twenty thousand were in his company.

16 Forsooth these were the sovereigns of the lineages of Israel (And these were the rulers of the tribes of Israel); duke Eliezer, the son of Zichri, was sovereign to Reubenites; duke Shephatiah, the son of Maachah, was sovereign to Simeonites;

17 Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was sovereign to the Levites; Zadok was sovereign to Aaronites;

18 Elihu, the brother of David, was sovereign to the lineage of Judah (Elihu, David's brother, was the ruler of the tribe of Judah); Omri, the son of Michael, was sovereign to Issacharites.

19 Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was sovereign to Zebulunites; Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was sovereign to Naphtalites;