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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:29-32

All the offices of the house of God being well provided with Levites, we have here an account of those that were employed as officers and judges in the outward business, which must not be neglected, no, not for the temple itself. The magistracy is an ordinance of God for the good of the church as truly as the ministry is. And here we are told, 1. That the Levites were employed in the administration of justice in concurrence with the princes and elders of the several tribes, who could not be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:31

Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites ,.... The posterity of Hebron, the son of Kohath: according to the generations of his fathers ; a principal man in the families that descended from his ancestors: in the fortieth year of the reign of David ; which was the last year of his reign, in which year all the above things were done; the distribution of the priests into their classes and courses, and so of the Levites, singers, and porters; as well as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:32

And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers ,.... That is, the brethren or kinsmen of Jerijah the Hebronite were so many principal men in their families, and men of fortitude and courage: whom King David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh ; all which lay on the other side Jordan; and being so remote from the seat of civil government, and of the worship of God, they were in greater danger of revolting, both... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:29-32

The chapter closes with some enumeration of those who were appointed to the outward business ( הַחִיעוֹנָה לַמְּלָאכָה ) over Israel i.e. the secular or civic rather than temple business. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:31

This verse is at first sight obscure; but its purport is to say that the Hebronite family was, in the lust year of David's reign, found at Jazer of Gilead , which seems a Merarite city ( Joshua 13:25 ; Joshua 21:39 ; Numbers 21:32 ), and that Jerijah ( 1 Chronicles 23:19 ; 1 Chronicles 24:23 ) was then chief of them. He and his brethren were now appointed to the superintendence of the two tribes and a half eastward of Jordan, while "Hashabiah and his brethren" fulfilled the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:32

Chief fathers . The number of chief fathers mentioned in this verse leads Keil to point out very justly that here at least the designation cannot mean anything beyond the fathers of individual families—cannot mean the heads of those groups which are composed of all the branches or relations of one house. They must have been heads of households ( πατέρες ), not heads of fathers ' houses ( πατριαί ). The ambiguity is owing to the use of the words רָשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת in 1... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 26:32

Rulers - This term is somewhat too strong. The same kind of office was assigned to Jerijah and his brethren in the trans-Jordanic region as to Hashabiah and his brethren in western Palestine 1 Chronicles 26:30, namely, a superintendence over religious matters and over the interests of the king. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 26:31

1 Chronicles 26:31. In the fortieth year of the reign of David His last year, in which he made all the orders of families and officers recorded in these chapters. We should be so much the more diligent in doing good, as we see the day approaching. If we live not to enjoy the fruit of our labours, let us not grudge it to them that come after us. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 26:32

1 Chronicles 26:32. Two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers Which is a very great number to be employed about two tribes and a half, when all the rest of the tribes had only one thousand seven hundred, (1 Chronicles 26:30,) besides those under Chenaniah, of whom see on 1 Chronicles 26:29. But the reason hereof is plain, because the tribes without Jordan, being more remote from the king’s court, and from the place of public and solemn worship, needed more than ordinary help to instruct... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 26:1-32

Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more

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