1 Chronicles 27:32

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 27:1-34

Particulars respecting various Military OfficersThis c., as distinguished from the four preceding chapters which describe David’s ecclesiastical officials, relates to his secular officers.1. Which came.. out] i.e. relieved each other in turn: cp. 2 Chronicles 23:8. For particulars concerning several of the officers mentioned in the following vv. see 1 Chronicles 11. 3. Of the children, etc.] Rv’He was of the children of Perez, the chief of,’ etc. 4. Dodai] The words ’Eleazar son of’ have been... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 27:32-34

IV.—DAVID’S PRIVY COUNCIL 1 Chronicles 27:32-34).(32) Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor.—A son of David’s brother Shimeah was named Jonathan (1 Chronicles 20:7; 2 Samuel 21:21). Nothing further is known of the present Jonathan than what is here related.A wise man, and a scribe.—Rather, a sage and a scholar was he. The word rendered “scribe” (sôphçr) usually answers to the γραμματὲυς of the New Testament, and so the LXX. gives it here. We may remember that in the rude epochs of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 27:1-34

6. The Captains, Princes, and Various Officials CHAPTER 27 1. The twelve captains (1 Chronicles 27:1-15 ) 2. The princes of the twelve tribes (1 Chron. 27-16-22) 3. The unfinished numbering (1 Chronicles 27:23-24 ) 4. Various officers (1 Chronicles 27:25-34 ) We have here the military organization of David’s kingdom. The army comprised all males over twenty years of age. The host had twelve divisions each of 24,000. It is remarkable how the number twenty-four occurs again and again.... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Chronicles 27:32

27:32 Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a {g} scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king’s {h} sons:(g) That is, a man learned in the word of God.(h) To be their schoolmasters and teachers. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 27:1-34

DAVID ’S REIGN THE DOWNFALL OF SAUL (1 Chronicles 10:0 ) In reading this chapter with whose general contents we became familiar in 1 Samuel 31:0 , it is important to note the inspired comment at its close (1 Chronicles 10:13-14 ). DAVID’S HEROES (1 Chronicles 11-12) In the history of David in this book, the writer dwells chiefly on its prosperous side, passing over the rest as lightly as possible. His anointing at Hebron (1 Chronicles 11:1-3 ) reveals nothing of what we learned earlier of... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Chronicles 27:32-34

The relations of the king are also put down, not only by way of filling up the list, but by way of manifesting his attention to all. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 27:32

Man. Hebrew, "a writer." He was a good politician and lawyer. (Grotius) --- Sons, as tutors. (Du Hamel) (Calmet) --- Jahiel was perhaps the brother of Jesbaam, chap. xi. 11. (Menochius) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 27:16-34

16-34 The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's substance, had the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his herds, his flocks, which formed the wealth of eastern kings. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry, and common persons show it in the choice of their advisers. David, though he had all these about him, preferred the word of God before them all. Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Chronicles 27:23-34

Special officers of the Nation v. 23. But David, at the time of that unfortunate census, took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, which would, moreover, not have fitted in with the army arrangements which he had in view, because the Lord had said He would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens, Genesis 15:5; Genesis 28:14, v. 24. Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began to number, as David commanded him, 1 Chronicles 21:2, but he finished not, the pestilence from the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Chronicles 27:1-34

γ. Division of the Military Officers; Order of the Service and of the Royal Househould: 1 Chronicles 27:01. The Twelve Divisions of the Army: 1 Chronicles 27:1-151 Chronicles 27:1 And the sons of Israel after their number, the heads of the houses and the captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, that which came in and that which went out month by month for all the months of the year, the one course was twenty and four thousand.... read more

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