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Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Chronicles 27:27

the increase of the vineyards: Heb. that which was of the vineyards Reciprocal: Genesis 40:2 - the chief of the butlers Ecclesiastes 2:4 - I planted read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Chronicles 27:28

And over: 1 Kings 4:7 the sycamore trees: The Hebrew shikmin, Syriac shekmo, and Arabic jummeez, is the ףץךןלןסןע, or sycomore, of the Greeks, so called from ףץךןע, a fig-tree, and לןסןע a mulberry- tree, because it resembles the latter in its leaves, and the former in its fruits. "The sycamore," says Mr. Norden, "is of the height of a beech, and bears its fruit in a manner quite different from other trees: it has them on the trunk itself, which shoots out little sprigs, in form of grape... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Chronicles 27:27

And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:Vineyards — Over the workmen and labourers in the vineyards; as the next officer is over the fruit of the vineyards. In like manner, one man was over the labourers in the fields, verse26, and another over the fruits of the fields put into stores. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 27:25-31

OFFICERS OF THE KING’S REVENUE, 25-31. This section is interesting as showing the various kinds and sources of David’s royal revenue. Precious metals, grains, fruits, wine, oil, flocks, and herds, furnished each their measure “of the substance which was King David’s.” A stone tablet containing the amount of information here given of any heathen king of David’s time would be gladly bought by the payment of thousands of dollars; and many a sceptic, who treats the Bible with comparative scorn,... read more

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