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
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